Chris Schumacher Please note change of address. Chris Schumacher can now be contact at cschumac@waun.tdsnet.com ! Author's Intro: The idea for this came from an interesting source. I was re-reading a UY manga while listening to Rush's "Hemispheres" on my walkman. By odd coincidence, the story I was reading was one of the early one where Ataru eats an alien lollipop, which turns out to be extremely HOT, he then proceeds to eat a cake which Cherry was about to bury which contained all the bad luck in the world. The two don't combine nicely, and BOOM! Rumiko Takahashi's very own "The Enemy Within". I know that Takahashi had a similar episode with the "evil" ranma-c, but, with all respect to Takahasi-sensei, it wasn't very well done. Even those the evil part of his psyche was gone, Ranma still acted normally. I think it's high time we corrected the problem. Please note, I know this is becoming the most overused plot ever, but it hasn't been rewritten like this before. Please note: I have not seen any of the episodes past the early 100's, and I haven't read the manga anywhere past Volume 4, so there MIGHT have been an episode like this. After all, Takahashi has reused plots before (Sometimes in the same series) so, please bear with. ------------------------------------------------------------- This fanfic is dedicated to the ancient Ranma fanfic writers. Especially those who wrote while Ranma 1/2 was still on the air. You've inspired me more than anything else. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------- "Some fought each other, others fought themselves...." -Rush/Hemispheres R A N M A 1/2 HEMISPHERES Production started 8/23/95 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Scene:The Nekohanten. Shampoo is stirring a pot. Moose is sitting in the background.) Cologne:(Coming in from the front) Shampoo, did you clean your room like I asked you to? Shampoo:No, Great-Grandmother. I'm making some ramen for.... Cologne:We can go after Ranma any time! Now march up those stairs to your room and clean it up right this minute! Shampoo:FINE! Moose! Moose:Yes, dear Shampoo! Shampoo:As soon as this begins to boil, add some of the spice from that canister over there. Moose:Yes, Shampoo! (Shampoo goes to her room. Moose goes over and looks down at the pot. The steam from the water fogs his glasses over.) Drat! (He takes them off and starts to wipe them off. He then puts them back on.) Streaks! (He takes them off again.) Shampoo:(From upstairs) Moose! Don't forget to add the spice! Moose:Yeah, yeah. (He picks up a canister next to the one Shampoo pointed out. He dumps the contents into the pot. He puts his glasses on and then looks at the pot) Wait, that wasn't the right one. (He picks up another one, and dumps it in.) No, I don't that was it either. (He dumps a bunch of other stuff into the pot.) Drat! It wasn't that one either....now let's see... (Keeps searching. Shampoo comes down.) Shampoo:Thanks Moose. Moose:Ah....no problem. (Shampoo continues to stir it for a while. Then she puts the noodles through a strainer and puts them into a carry-out box.) Shampoo:(calls out) Great-Grandmother? Cologne:(Comes out from the front) What is it, Shampoo-chan? Shampoo:I'm going to go deliver this to Ranma. Cologne:Be back by 6:00, I'll need you for the dinner rush. Shampoo:Fine. (We cut to the Tendo Dojo. Kasumi is sitting in the dining room reading a book called "To Serve Man 2:People boil at different degrees". The front door opens and Ranma enters) Ranma:Good afternoon, Oneechan. Kausmi:Good afternoon, Ranma. (Looks at clock) What took you so long to get home? School let out 2 hours ago. Ranma:Didn't Akane tell you? Kasumi:No, she didn't tell me anything. Ranma:Oh..I just had to beat up that jerk Kunou. Grrrrr. (Clenches fist) Kasumi:Oh. Ranma:(Anger flees in the face of hunger) So, what are we having for dinner? Kasumi:You should ask Akane. Ranma:.....Uh, why's that? (Thought) Please, please, no! Kasumi:She begged me to let her cook tonight. Ranma:No!!!!!! (We hear steps on the stairs. Ranma leaps and clings onto the ceiling.) Akane:Oneechan, should I get started now? Kasumi:That depends, what are you planning on making? Akane:I have decided yet. I can't decide between Sukiyaki and Lo Mein. (Ranma hangs by his feet, and makes sure Kasumi sees him.) Ranma:(Mouthing) Lo Mein! Lo Mein! She can't screw that up! Kasumi:(Thinking) What is he saying? No Mein? Well, I guess he wants Sukiyaki then. (spoken) I think Ranma would like Sukiyaki tonight. Akane:Great! I'll make it then! (Akane goes into the kitchen. Ranma jumps to the floor) Ranma:What did you tell her that for? Kasumi:I thought you didn't want her to make Lo Mein? Ranma:What made you think that? Kasumi:Well, you kept saying No Mein, so I guessed that you wanted Sukiyaki. Ranma:(Slaps forehead.) (We cut to a few hours later. The sun is setting. Ranma is sitting on the roof.) Ranma:If I don't eat, I die of starvation. If I do eat, I die of food posioning. (Sigh) Now I know how Montazuma must have felt. (I'm not going to give you that one, you'll have to look it up, like everyone else.) (He looks down into the street, and sees a bicycle pull up in front of the house.) Ranma:Shampoo! (Ranma runs over to the edge of the roof and signals to her) Shampoo:Ranma! Ranma:Shhh! Get up here! (Shampoo stradles up a drainpipe and gets up to him.) Shampoo:I make this for you! Ranma:Thanks, Shampoo! You're a lifesaver. Shampoo:Oh? Akane cooking again? Ranma:Yeah. (Ranma opens up the box.) Lo Mein! How did you know? (Smiles) Hey, it's cold. Shampoo:Sorry, Shampoo have to go with marching band for two hours to get here. Ranma:Huh? Shampoo:Parade block street. Only way to get here to join parade. Ranma:Yeahhh....Well, I'll sneak down to the microwave and pop this in when Akane isn't looking. Shampoo:Fine, Nihao! (She jumps off the side of the roof.) Ranma:Thank god for small miracles (He closes the box. Suddenly, Nabiki crawls up onto the roof) Nabiki:I just heard the most interesting conversation. Ranma:Grrr.Alright, Nabiki, how much? Nabiki:I'm feeling generous. I won't tell Akane for..... 1200 yen. Ranma:1200? Why 1200? Nabiki:I need it to buy some more film. Ranma:Oh. Fine. (He digs into his wallet and pulls out a bunch of bills.) Nabiki:Happy doing business with you. Ranma:Yeah, sure. (He jumps off the side of the house near the kitchen.) (We cut to the kitchen) Akane:Hmmm....fold one egg. Well, it would be easier to fold if I fryed it first. (She begins to fry the egg. Ranma looks in the window.) Ranma:Damn! (He looks down at the box.) Oh well, this stuff is always good cold. (He sits on one of the rocks near the pond. (Kitchen) Akane:Now what we need is....(She looks out the window.) Ranma? Why does the logo on that carton look familar? (The Logo is a picture of a cat, with the Chinese lettering for "Cat Cafe" below it.) Ulp! Ranma:(Takes apart his chopsticks and prepares to eat.) Yumm. Akane:(Busts through double doors) Ranma, stop! Ranma:Eh? (Looks at Akane) No! (He quickly shovels some of it into his mouth.) Yuck! This stuff is terrible! Akane:Ranma no baka! (she punches Ranma and knocks him into the pond.) Ranma:Ahhhhh!!!! (SPLASH!) Akane:You should know better than to eat food from the Nekohanten! Don't you remember that trouble with the Passion Spice...Hey... Ranma:What? Akane:You're still a guy! Ranma:(Looking at himself) So I am! (He jumps out of the pond) I'm still a guy! (He hugs Akane and dances around a little bit.) Akane:(Thought) He hugged me! (Suddenly, we hear another splash, as someone else emerges from the pond.) Ranma-C:Hey, what the hell are you smiling about? (To Akane, she can't see Ranma.) Ranma-K:Whaaa..... (He looks over at the pond, and their eyes meet.) Ranma-K:(Screams)Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Ranma-C:While I'll be damned. (The scene fades to black and white) End Part I Begin---->Ranma 1/2:Hemispheres Part 2 ! "In this universe the night was falling; the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered; and along the path that Man had once followed, Man would one day go again." -Against The Fall Of Night/The City And The Stars (Arthur C. Clarke) ___________________________________________________________ Part 2:The Coming of Dionysus (We see the final scene from the last episode. Ranma is sitting on the grass next to Akane. He is wet, but strangely, he is still male. Sitting up in the pond is Female Ranma. She is looking with hatred at the Male Ranma. The Image unfrezzes) Ranma-C: What the Hell is going on around here? Akane: Wha.....Which one is the real Ranma? Ranma-K: I can't take this.....(Ranma-K passes out.) ------------------------------------------------------------ (Openining Credits) R A N M A ---1/2--- *H*E*M*I*S*P*H*E*R*E*S* A Fanfic by: Chris Schumacher Edited By:Hand Part 2 ------------------------------------------------------------ (We cut to a few second later. Ranma-C is out of the pond, and she is smacking Ranma-K to attempt to wake him up.) Ranma-C: Wake up you stupid sot! (Hits him) Come on, Damn you! Akane: [Trying to restrain Ranma-C] Stop it! Jarring him is only going to make it worse! Ranma-C: [Knocking her hands off her shoulders] Mind your own business you stupid bitch! [Undisguised shock is apparent on Akane's face. Her wides are as wide as dinner plates.] Akane: Ranma....[Angry] HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME THAT WAY! [She is about to punch Ranma-C in the face, but her fist never makes it. Ranma-C grabbed it mid-lunge. Ranma-C uses the other hand to belt Akane in the mouth, she goes flying halfway across the yard and crashes into the fence on the other side. She crumples into a heap next to the fence.] Ranma-C: You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that. [He go back to assassiling Ranma] Ranma-C: Wake up you stupid loser! [After a long while Ranma finally comes around. He takes one look at Ranma-C and passes out again.] [Akane comes back from the other side of the yard, a reb mark on her cheek where Ranma-C belted her.] Akane: Ranma, what I am about say I've said before, but this time I really mean it. [She uppercuts Ranma and sends her into the next yard] I HATE YOU, I WISH YOU WERE DEAD! [She shakes in fury for several moments, and then turns to the form of Ranma-K] Akane: This isn't like him, he should have awoken a long time ago. [She goes into the house for a moment, and then comes back out with Soun.] Soun: How did this happen? Akane: [Lying] The usual way. Soun: You two should really try to get along. Akane: [Angry] Can we discuss this some other time, father? I think we should really get him to Dr. Tofu's. Soun: You're right. [Grabs Ranma's feet.] Up you go. [He and Akane leave the yard carrying Ranma-K. A beaten-up Ranma-C emerges from the next yard.] Ranma-C: Where did those jerks go? [Looks around] Hmmm.... I wonder if I can still change back into a guy. [He goes inside the house. Ranma-C wanders into the kitchen. Kasumi is there cooking dinner] Kasumi: Have you seen Akane, Ranma? Ranma-C: [Icily] No, I haven't. [He opens one of the cabinets and takes out a kettle. He fills it in the sink and puts it up on the stove, he then turns it on.] Kasumi: [Not turning away from her cooking] Is something wrong? [Author's Note: Did you know that 'Candle In The Wind' was about Marilyn Monroe?] [Ranma is staring out the window] Ranma-C: [Not looking at Kasumi] Mind your own business. [The tea kettle whistles. Ranma-C goes over and takes it off the stove and leaves the kitchen. He heads up the stairs and goes into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him.] Ranma-C: I'm going to be so pissed if I'm stuck as a girl... [He takes the lid off of the tea kettle and dumps the hot water all over herself.] Ranma-K: [Admiring himself in the mirror] Ah, it's nice to get rid of that female body. [He goes out the door. The camera slows pans in on the water which is flowing down the drain, suddenly some of it turns an odd shade of pink, and begins to grow.....] [We cut to Dr. Tofu's clinic. Ranma is lying on the examination table. Soun and Akane are standing behind Dr. Tofu, who is sitting on a stool next to the table] Tofu: Odd... Akane: What is it, doctor? Tofu: A word that means that something is unusual, but that's not important right now. What's unusual is that Ranma has been bruising rather badly. [he shows an arm that is about 30% purple] Akane: Um...daddy? Soun: What? Akane: Could you please wait out in the waiting room? Soun: [Confused] Why? Akane: I have to speak to Sensei Tofu in private. Soun: Uh...sure. [He leaves. Akane waits until he is completely clear of earshot before speaking] Akane: About Ranma's injuries, there is an interesting story behind them. Soun: I had a feeling it was something like that. [Pulls up another stool. Akane sits on it] Tell me about it. Akane: Well, you see Shampoo made this food... [We cut to the hallway of the second floor of the Tendo Dojo. A naked [yes, COMPLETELY naked] Ranma-Chan is walking through the hallway. Nabiki opens the door to her room and sees Ranma-C pass] Nabiki: [Horrified] Jesus Christ, Ranma, have you no shame? Ranma-C: Why should I have shame when I'm a girl? Nabiki: [Shakes her head in disgust] You're far too gone for me. [Nabiki goes down the stairs and into the kitchen.] Nabiki: Oneechan, you have any idea why Ranma is acting so odd? Kasumi: What did he do now? Nabiki: He was walking completely naked in the hallway, in his girl form no less! Kasumi: Yeah, he was down early and seemed rather surly. [She doesn't sound the least bit worried.] [Kasumi places the casserole she was making into the oven and takes a plate that is wrapped with colored cellophane off of the counter nearby] Kasumi: Nabiki, could you please watch the casserole and make sure that it doesn't get overcooked? Nabiki: [Noting the plate] Where ya going? Kasumi: To see Dr. Tofu about Ranma's odd behavior, plus I have to return this book on muscle spasms. [She takes a red book out of one the drawers. She leaves the kitchen, leaving Nabiki looking at the stove] Nabiki: [Thought]How am I supposed to know if it gets overcooked? Does it smoke or something? [We cut to the upstairs hallway. Ranma is lying asleep on his futon. The door opens and Ranma-C comes in. She doesn't notice Ranma and goes over to the closet and takes off some clothes, puts them on, and leaves again.] Ranma-C: [Thought]How did I manage to get knocked out, wake up wet and naked in the bathroom? That's very odd... [Suddenly the screen fades out and a chart appears] Author's Voice: Some people might be confused, and I can't blame you. At this point in time there are three Ranmas. Evil Ranma: The Ranma who is currently sleeping in his room. He has the curse, and will be referred to as Ranma-E from now on. Good Ranma: The one at Dr. Tofu's clinic. He doesn't have the curse. He will be referred to as 'Ranma' from now on. Other Ranma: The Ranma that just came out of the bathroom. Will be referred to as ***** from now on. [You'll find out] [We fade back to Dr. Tofu's Clinic. Akane and Dr. Tofu are sitting at stools next to the exam table, where Ranma is lying. He is still out] Dr. Tofu: It sounds like the combination of Shampoo's food and the Jhusenkyo Curse combined to knock his equilibrium out of balance. Akane: What equilibrium? Tofu: Every person who lives is composed of two different people. Freud called them the Ego and Id, but that is not neccesarily true. One is a chaotic being, it is what give people their drive, ambition and confidence. It also gives them hatred, vengeance, and lust. The second is an orderly being, it gives them logic, wisdom, and love. But it also gives apathy and indifference. Akane: So it's kind of like the Yin-Yang? Tofu: Somewhat. Anyway, the two forces battle for control, but they cancel each other out and that keeps them in equilibrium. When the Chaos seizes a person, they become insane. When Order seizes a person, they become a passive casper milktoast. [Akane's eyes flash with recognition] Tofu: From your descriptions, I believe that the Ranma that punched you [We notice that Akane's face is now bandaged] was the chaotic Ranma. And this [motions to Ranma] is the order Ranma. Akane: How can we fix this? Tofu: It would be a good idea for you to go ask Cologne about this. Akane: [Horror] You want ME to go ask her? Tofu: Since it's relative to Ranma, I'm sure she'll help you. Akane: But it's Shampoo I'm worried about..... Tofu: I'm sure you can take whatever she has to dish out. Akane: Right, what was I thinking?! [Gives '6' salute] Be seeing you. [She leaves] [We cut to the bathroom of the Tendo Dojo. Ranma-C is standing before the mirror with a bucket of warm water, she dumps it on herself, only to find...] Ranma-C: Ahhh!!!!! I didn't change back! [Ranma-C puts his clothes back on and runs down the stairs and out of the dojo. Nabiki watches her leaving] Nabiki: I wonder what he was in such a hurry for? [She walks up the stairs. The door to Ranma&Genma's room opens, and Ranma-E comes out] Nabiki: Where did YOU come from? Ranma-E: My mother. God, that's a stupid question, Nabiki. A heartless calculating bitch like you should know that. [He walks past her and goes down the stairs. Nabiki looks after him in horror] Nabiki: What crawled up inside him and died? [In a huff she goes back into her room and slams the door behind her.] [We cut to Nekohanten. Shampoo is sitting at the cash register, the restaurant is unusally sparse for this time of day. Suddenly the door opens with a chime, Akane enters.] Shampoo: Get out of here! Akane: Put a sock in it, I'm here to see Cologne. Shampoo: [Yells to the back room] Great-Grandmother, that Tendo girl is here to see you! [Cologne comes out from the back and leaps up on the counter] Cologne: What do you want? Akane: There is something the matter with Ranma, and it is due to some food that Shampoo made! Shampoo: What? Shampoo just make Love-Shampoo-Ranma, what could possibly be wrong with Ranma? [Suddenly something occurs to her, and she turns around to see a white robe creeping along the floor towards the door] Shampoo: Moose! [She jumps over the counter and grabs Mosse by the robe and yanks him up] What you put in Ranma's food! Moose: Nothing...Nothing, I swear! [Cologne comes out of the back with several containers] Cologne: Then how do you explain these empty bottles of Intellegence Soba, Luck Seeds, Hypnosis Mushrooms, and Vitamin Q? Moose: [Scared] My glasses were smeared and I couldn't read the labels! I swear, that's what happened! Shampoo: Moose die! [She pulls out her bonbori] Die, die, die! Moose: [Gritting teeth] NO! [Suddenly every weapons in his arsenal is released, in a flurry of throwing knives and wooden ducks Shampoo is thrown back. Moose runs out of Nekohanten as fast as his legs will carry him.] Shampoo: Shampoo not forget this, Moose die next time Shampoo see him! Cologne: So what is this problem with Ranma? Akane: Well, it all started about 2 hours ago.... [We cut to the streets of Nerima. Ranma-C is walking towards Nekohanten, but coming down the other side of the street is Tatewaki Kunou] Kunou: Pig-Tailed girl, at last I have found you! [He runs towards Ranma-C] Ranma-C: Damn you Kunou! [He punches Kunou in the face. He collapses onto the pavement. Ranma-C walks over him and continues on her way. But suddenly a net falls over Ranma-C. A spray of Black dust also hits her and she passes out.] Sasuke: [Wringing hands] Master will be so pleased! [He goes over to wake him up] [We cut to a few blocks over, where Ranma-E is walking along. He is doing the usual jerk stuff, loggieing on the sidewalk, tripping old ladies, the usual. Then he comes in front of Utchans] Ranma-E: Why don't I have a little 'close-encounter' with my old and dear friend Ucchan? [Ranma walks into Utchans. The camera does not follow him. Twenty seconds later we hear Ukyo scream] .....End Part II........ Begin---> Hemispheres Pt. 3 ! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ II (]H*E*M*I*S*P*H*E*R*E*S[) II II A Classic Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction II II Written By:Chris Schumacher II II Edited By:MS Notepad II II II +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PART III: The Coming Of Apollo [Yes, I know the order is different from the song] [We cut to Nekohanten. Cologne is listening to Akane explain Ranma's problem] Cologne: I see. [Beat] I'm afraid that I don't know very much about Jhusenkyo. Akane: What do you mean?! You had Ranma stay a girl for a month once! Cologne: Yes, but I accomplished that by making him unable to touch hot water, there is a huge difference. [Thinks for a moment] There is, however, someone I know in China who might be able to help us, I'll call him up and see what he can do. [She pulls the phone from below the desk where the cash register is, and begins to dial.] [We cut to Utchan. Ranma is grabbing at Ukyo] Ukyo: Ranma! What the Hell has gotten into you?! [She flattens him with her spatula] Ranma-E: Oooh...I love it when you play tough! [He poses to make a punch] Ukyo: Ranchan, no! [She ducks, his fist flies past where her head was, and breaks the counter in two] Ranma-E: Come here you stupid b--ch! [He lunges for her. She throws a bunch of flour at him, and ignites it] Ranma-E: Ahhhh!!!!! Come here you.... [When the flour clears we notice that Ukyo is nowhere to be seen. Ranma-E gets extremely angry and storms out. After he is long gone we see Ukyo climb out from underneath a table.] Ukyo: It isn't safe to stay here.....[She starts to get ready to close shop] I think it's about time I called in a few favors.. [We cut to Tofu's clinic. Tofu is still sitting vigil on the stool next to the unconsious form of Ranma. We notice that he has been bandaged up since we saw him last. Slowly he begins to come around] Ranma: [Opens eyes] Where am I? Tofu: You're in the clinic. Ranma: [Sits up with Tofu's assistance] What happened? Tofu: You passed out, it's about time you came around. Ranma: How long have I been out? Tofu: About 2 and a half hours. Ranma: You must be mistaken, I'm stronger than that...And why do I recall seeing a female version of me?... Tofu: There are a few things which I have to explain. [We cut to the Kunou Manor. The shot is of a long table, Kunou is sitting at the long end, eating his dinner. No one else in the room, not even Kodachi or Sasuke. Suddenly the door opens and Sasuke walks in] Kunou: How is the prisoner doing? Sasuke: [Looks confused] It ended over twenty years ago! Kunou: No, the pig-tailed girl, you moron! Sasuke: Oh, her. She's still unconsious. I think we should have asked Mistress Kodachi to lend her support instead of just taking one of her roses and hoping it had the right amount of sleeping potion in it. Kunou: [Suddenly worried] She is still breathing, isn't he? Sasuke: Of course, master. Kunou: I want to be informed the very moment she awakens, undestand? Sasuke: Yes, sire. [Sasuke leaves and closes the door after him. Kunou continues to eat in silence.] [We cut to Nekohanten. Akane is sitting at a table and has a glass of Coke in front of her. Cologne has just hung up the phone.] Cologne: He said that he has never encountered anything like this before, so he is flying over as soon as possible. Akane: Which is? Cologne: He should be here by tomorrow morning. I just hope you can control the Evil Ranma for that amount of time. Akane: [Cracking knuckles] No need to worry, I can take care of him. [She finishes her Coke in one gulp and gets up out of her chair] Thank you. [Akane leaves] [We cut to the street. Ranma-E is walking down the street on the opposite side as Akane. AKane sees him] Akane: Hey! [Ranma-E turns and stares at her. His eyes are dark and cold] Akane: I see you're finally up, you shouldn't be walking around! Ranma-E: What the F--- are you talking about? Akane: [Terrified] It's YOU! Ranma-E: What gave you your first clue, dumb b--ch? Akane: [Raises fists into fighting position] You're coming home, NOW! Ranma-E: Like Hell! [Akane takes several punches at him, but Ranma doesn't retaliate] Akane: Huff! Why the-puff!-hell aren't you -puff!- retaliating? [Ranma-E's face curls into an evil grin] Akane: [Sudden realization] NO! Don't do it! Please! Ranma-E: [Clenches his hand into a fist and raises it to the sky] Hiryuu Shoutenha! [The whirlwind takes Akane up in it, from 20 feet up she is thrown a distance of 20 feet at 30 MPH. Okay kids, figure out the momentum and I'll tell you the Ultimate Kombat Kode!] Akane: Ugh! [She is winded as she crashes into the pavement] Ranma-E: I go where I want to go, when I want to. Even you can't change that. [He stares at the bloodied Akane lying on the ground before him. He scowls and walks off] Akane: [Trying to get up] Come back here! RANMA!!!!!!!! [We cut to the basement of the Kunou Manor. We see Ranma-C slowly waking up from her drug-induced sleep] Ranma-C: Ow, why do I feel like I have a hangover? [Notices that she isn't at home] Where am I? [She looks over the surroundings. She is lying on a pallet in a windowless room that is lined with concrete. A staircase leads up. Ranma-C gets up and goes up the stairs, she sees a steel door. She turns the knob, but it's locked] Ranma-C: Damn! [Starts pounding on the door] Lemme out! Lemme out! [We see Sasuke reading a comic book called "By Hook Or By Crook" when he notices the pounding on the door. He drops the book and goes running off to tell his master] [We cut back to Tofu's. Ranma is sitting up on the exam table and eating a bowl of soup] Ranma: So, [chew] there is supposedly [chew] another one of me out there, beating up and robbing people? Tofu: Yes, I don't think we can rule out any activity on his part. He is completely and utterly out of control. [We cut to the streets of Nerima. A rather beaten up Akane is limping towards Tofu's clinic.] [We cut to the Kunou Manor. Ranma-C is sitting at the table, scarfing down everything in sight] Kunou: You have a very healthy appetite, my pig-tailed goddess. Ranma-C: [Mouth full of food] Will you please stop calling me that? Kunou: I apologize, but you have not yet informed me of your name. Ranma-C: I am Ran.....ko, Ranko Tendo. Kunou: [Shocked] Did you say Tendo? Ranko: I sure as hell didn't say 'Nin'Tendo! Kunou: Are you, by any chance, related to that godess called Akane Tendo? Ranko: As a matter of fact I am. I am her cousin. Kunou: [Thought] It seems that my plans of dual-marriage would seem immoral if they were related by blood! What ever am I to do? Ranko: [Finished eating] This has all been a barrel of laughs, but I've got to get back to the Tendo dojo before they miss me. [She starts to get up, but the doors slam shut and bolt. We see Kunou holding a remote control] Kunou: I am afraid I cannot allow you to leave. Ranko: WHAT?!!!! Kunou: If I allow you to go out into the world, there is a risk that Ranma Saotome might again ensalve you. [Clenches fist, eyes tear] And I will never allow that eventuallity to pass! In this stronghold, he can never get to you! Ranko: Look, you stupid moron.....[Thought] He's a stupid moron, he'd never get it. [Spoken] GIVE ME THAT REMOTE! Kunou: [Places it into his robe] Never. You will have to kill me to get it. Ranko: [Cracking knuckles] Don't tempt me.... [Kunou presses a button on the remote and the door opens. Sasuke enters] Kunou: Please escort Ms. Tendo to her room. Sasuke: [Bowing] Yes, sir. Ranko: You aren't getting me without a fight! [Sasuke takes out a black aerosal can and sprays Ranko in the face with it.] Kunou: You must stop doing that, it is beginning to become dangerous to her health. Sasuke: Yes, sire. [He throws Ranko over his shoulder and carries her out of the room.] [We cut to Tofu's Clinic. Akane comes into the waiting room, all beaten and bruised. Soun is sitting on the couch reading a magazine called "Babylon 5". He looks over it at his daughter] Soun: [Leaping up and running over to her] Akane, what happend to you?! Akane: I...ah...fell into a ditch. Soun: Do ditches leave fistmarks like that? [Akane winces, then realizes that Soun was serious] Akane: Yeah, I hit some bricks on my way down, now if you'll excuse me... [She goes into the back] [Ranma looks up from a book on Zen Philosphy when Akane comes in. He gets a look of astonishment and bewilderment on his face] Ranma: Jesus Christ, Akane, what happend to you?! Akane: [Closes her eyes and slowly walks over to Ranma. She then looks up at him with tears in her eyes] I never knew you hated me so much. [She starts bawling uncontrollably. Ranma looks shocked.] [We cut to the streets of Nerima. Ranma-E is walking...... staggering is more like it, through the streets. He has a bottle of Sake in his hand and is obviously drunk. He passes by a merchant's stand and proceeds to tear it apart with the Tenshin Amaguriken] Cart Owner: What are you doing?! Stop! [Ranma-E punches him in the face. He crumples down onto the ground.] Ranma-E: Stupid idiot. [He finds what he's looking for, cigarettes. He places three into his mouth and lights them. He continues to walk down the street] [We cut back to Dr. Tofu's clinic. Akane is up on the table, and Dr. Tofu is bandaging her] Ranma: [Guilt in his voice] I have no idea why that Ranma did to you what he did. [Gulp] Akane, we may get in fights often, and I do think you are too pushy sometimes [Akane starts to get mad] ,but then again, I should take into account how you feel before I do something. [He turns to Akane and looks at her with sincerity in his eyes] But I, by no stretch of imagination, no one's imagination, hate you. Akane: [Aghast] Ranma.... Ranma: My pride has always stopped me from being able to truly express how I feel about you. I LIKE you, Akane. It may not be the love that our fathers' want, but it may grow to that in time. [He turns and looks out the window] And that is what makes me feel that there is nothing left of me in that terrible being who stalks the streets. Tofu: No, it is exactly the opposite. That being out there IS you. [He turns to him and the light shines off his glasses] If you loved nothing, and lived only for greed and lust, that is the kind of person you would be. The reason why you can speak to Akane like you just did shows that you have a kind and compassionate streak to you. The reason why the Evil Ranma acts like he hates you is because he DOES hate you, Akane. Akane: Gee, that's good to know. [Voice dripping with sarcasm] Ranma: It's terrible, these beings that live within us. Kept in check only by our love and decency. Tofu: We can easily look at people like Hitler and serial killers and find comfort in the notion that they are monsters. We don't believe ourselves capable of doing what they did. [Sigh] What is really scary is that we could not be more wrong. Akane: [Shaking head] We can't spend time philosphizing about this, we must stop him before he hurts anyone else! [She turns to Ranma. He doesn't say anything] Akane: Well? Ranma: A good idea, a great idea. Where should we start? Akane: [Puzzled] You're asking ME?! Tofu: Also gone is Ranma's leadership ability and ambition. I'm afraid you'll have to lead the search yourself, Akane. Akane: [Closes her eyes and thinks] I'll need the best warriors in all of Nerima....Hmmmm.... [Kasumi comes in.] Kasumi: Dr. Tofu? Are you back here? Tofu: [Glasses fogging over] Oh, Kasumi! What a coincidence it is to see you here! Kasumi: I've come to talk to you about....[Sees Ranma] Ranma, when did you get her? Ranma: I've been here since.... Akane: He's been here since 6:00, haven't you? Ranma: Uh, yeah, 6:00. [Kasumi and Tofu have their usual unusual conversation.] Akane: [Pulling Ranma by the sleeve] Come on, if I leave you here you'll probably just get more hurt. [We cut to the Kunou Manor. Ranko is lying on a bed in a room with steel walls and barred windows.] Ranko: [Thought] Damn that Kunou.... [We cut down to the living room where Kunou is watching TV. We cut to the front gate. Ukyo stands before it. She presses the intercom button] Sasuke: [Over intercom] What do you want? Ukyo: I have come to see Tatewaki Kunou. Sasuke: For what purpose? Ukyo: [Thinks about this for a moment] Protection. Sasuke: !?? [Scuffle] Just a minute. [There is a CLICK! and the gate opens. Ukyo opens it and goes in] [We cut to the living room. Sasuke walks in] Sasuke: Master, there is someone here to see you. Kunou: Who is it? Sasuke: [Hesistates for second, and hits his forehead with the heel of his hand] I knew that there was something that I forgot to ask them! [Kunou is beginning to look angry] Worry not, master, I shall go and ask him, or was it her? Oh damn... [He runs out]. [We cut to Ukyo walking up the walk to the front door. Sasuke runs out the door and passes her. Suddenly he jerks around and runs back] Sasuke: Excuse me, Miss. What is your name? [Looks at her] Wait, never mind. [He runs past her, goes in the front door, and slams it behind her] Ukyo: [Laughing in spite of herself] Eccentric little guy, isn't he? [We see Sasuke, breathless, run into the living room] Sasuke: -huff-puff- It's Miss. Kuonji, sir. Kunou: [Eyes narrow] Ukyo? What would she want with me? Sasuke: She said 'protection'. [Kunou looks at him questionly for a moment, and then, slowly, downs him with the flat of his bokken.] Kunou: What didn't you tell me earlier, knave?! [He jumps out the way and opens the front door. Ukyo is one the front steps] Kunou: Ms. Kuonji, please come in. [We cut to a bar where Ranma-E is sitting, drinking to excess.] Ranma-E: [Slurred] Don't mind Rai-rai boy... [He falls face down on the bar, knocked out cold] [We cut back to the living room of the Kunou Mansion. Ukyo has just brought Kunou up to speed about what has happened] Kunou: I see. It appears that Saotome has truly gone insane. [Slight smile] It is good that I found the pigtailed girl when I did. Ukyo: [Look of horror] Pig Tailed Girl?! Kunou: Yes, but she really doesn't want me calling her that anymore, her name is Ranko Tendo. Ukyo: And where is this...Ranko Tendo? Kunou: I am keeping her in custody, so that Ranma may not spirit her away again. Ukyo: [Horrified] Kunou, I can't stay here, do you have a summer house? Somewhere else well guarded that I could stay? Kunou: [Thinks for a beat] I don't have a summerhouse, but I do have a friend who has a well-guarded mansion on the outskirts of Tokyo, just outside of Nerima. I think it would be a safe bet that Ranma would not look for you there. Ukyo: But will he agree to this? Kunou: Yes, he is a Samurai, a man of honor like myself. I'm sure he would agree to help protect a woman against a vile demon like Saotome. [Kunou gets up] Excuse me, I'll go call him. [We cut to Nekohanten. Shampoo is sitting at the cash register. The door opens. Akane and Ranma come in] Shampoo: [Eyes light up] Ranma! [She runs towards him. Ranma holds out his hands] Ranma: Please, Shampoo. We come here to speak of business. Akane: Shampoo, we need your help to hunt down the other Ranma. Shampoo: [Eyes filled with hatred] Girl Ranma? Akane: Yes and no. Shampoo: Shampoo confused. Akane: Unlike goodie-twoshoes here [pats Ranma on the back] The other Ranma can still turn into a girl. We need to hunt him down and get him back to the Dojo. Can you help us? Shampoo: What Shampoo get in return? Akane: Uh....[Ranma nudges her] Ranma: Shampoo, could we have a moment alone? Shampoo: Sure. [She goes into the back room] Ranma: Look, there's only one thing she'll accept in return for her help. Akane: Rannmmma! [Gritting teeth] Ranma: I'm perfectly open to any suggestions that you might be willing to offer. [Akane thinks about this for a moment and then nods her head. It's obvious that she doesn't like this one bit] Ranma: Shampoo! [Shampoo comes out of the back] Shampoo: What Ranma want? Ranma: If you help us.... [Groans] I will go out with you on ONE date. Shampoo: Deal. [They shake on it. Ranma turns to Akane] Ranma: Who's next on the list? Akane: Ryouga. Ranma: Yeah, lots of luck trying to find him. [As if on cue, the door to Nekohanten opens] Ryouga: Can you tell me where....[Eyes narrow to slits] Ranma! [He pulls out his umbrella and charges at him.] Ranma: [Scared look on his face. As Ryouga gets close to him he cowers] Please, don't hurt me! [Suddenly Akane and Shampoo converge on Ryouga and knock him to the ground] Ryouga: [Aghast] Akane! Do you you really hate me that much? Akane: Look, Ryouga, there are a few things we have to explain here..... ----Commerical Break---- [The scene is the streets of Nerima. It is dusk. Ranma,Akane, Shampoo and Ryouga are walking along the streets. They stop by the ruins of a cart and look at it] Akane: Hmmmm..can't really tell from the wreckage whether or not... Ranma: It is, that's the Tenshin Amagurikan, you can tell by the fact that some of the plastic from the water bottles is actually melted. [Akane notes that he's right] Akane: What direction do you think he went in, Ryouga? Ryouga: Umm.....That way. [Points north] Akane: Alright, let's go. [They all head south] [We cut to the bar 'Happy Daze'. Several 'toughs' throw Ranma-E into the alley next door and re-enter the bar.] [We cut to Dr. Tofu's Clinic. Kasumi and Tofu are still talking in the examination room. Soun is sitting in the waiting room, doing just that.] Soun: [Thought] What is taking so long? [Sudden realization] Should I have left when Akane left? [Looks around the empty room] Just to be on the safe side I'll leave when Kasumi leaves. [We cut back to the Tendo Dojo. Nabiki is sitting at the table and is reading a manga. Smoke is billowing out of the kitchen, she doesn't seem to take any notice of it.] [We cut back to the Kunou Mansion. Kunou hangs up the phone.] Kunou: Okay, he said to come over as soon as we could. Sasuke! [Sasuke leaps out of a cabinet and lands right in front of Kunou] Sasuke: Yes, sir! Kunou: Prepare the chopper. Sasuke: Yes, sir! [He dashes for the stairs] [We cut back to streets of Nerima. They see a building which appears to have burnt dowm. All look at each other inquistively] All Four: Nah! [They continue on their way. Suddenly they see the glow of a neon sign that says "Happy Daze"] Ryouga: Tell us, Ranma, before this 'incident' did you ever have the urge to consume huge amounts of alcohol at a ramschakle place such as this? Ranma: No. But I suppose that doesn't matter, because the Evil version of myself might very well have done that. Akane: I suppose it's worth a look. [We cut to the inside of Happy Daze. It is a beat up old bar, filled with drunks and misfits. Our four young hereos approach the bar tender. He looks up, and then looks surprised] Bartender: You really don't know when to stop, do you buddy? Ranma: You mean I've been here?! Bartender: Of course you've been here! Akane: Is he still here? Bartender: [Looking confused] Of course he's still here. Ryouga: Where? Bartender: [Points to Ranma] Right there! [All four of them groan] Ranma: Okay, before I showed up here, did I leave this establishment? Bartender: Yeah, you took a nosedive into the pretzels, and I had some of my men drag you out and throw you into the alley. It's policy around here, ya'know. Ranma: Thank you. [Turns to the other three] Come on. [They all run outside and into the alley. Ranma-E is lying, s***faced drunk, on the ground] Akane: All right, we'll have to carry him home. [We cut to a chopper flying over Nerima. A great mansion that rivals even Kunou's appears below them. They slowly descend onto the Heli-pad. Waiting to greet them is a young man, around 17, with slicked hair. He is wearing a white uniform, and is carrying a sheathed katana at his side. Kunou and Ukyo leave the helicopter] Kunou: Nice to see you again, Shutaro! Samurai: It is good to see you as well, Tatewaki! Come on in. [He leads them away from the heli-pad.] [Author's Note: Despite common perception, Urusei Yatsura took place in Nerima. Tomobiki was only the name of their school. It has been stated, numerous times, that UY takes place in Nerima. If you don't believe me, buy the UY Perfect Collection manga by Viz and read the story about the love-triangle and the missing aircraft. It was also mentioned in the first volume of the AnimEigo subtitled tapes.] [We cut to a few minutes later.] Kunou: So, you see, see needs protection from that bastard Saotome, and this is the only place I can think of where he would not look. Mendou: Worry not, Kunou, I shall take care of her. And for safety's sake, I shall push the papers and get her temporarily enrolled in Tomobiki, so she won't encounter him in school either. Ukyo: Thank you, Mendou-sempai. Mendou: [Smiling] Please, just call me Mendou. Kunou: Thank you, old friend. I have to get back, I have my own custody case to take care of. [Shakes Mendou's hand] Mendou: Keep in touch. [Kunou walks out the door. Mendou turns to Ukyo] Well, have you eaten yet? Ukyo: Uh, no. Mendou: Then let's get to it! Ninjas! [Suddenly half a dozen Ninjas appear out of everywhere. Potted plants, behind bookcases, underneath picture frames, inside the TV set, etc..] Prepare supper! Ninjas: Hai! [We cut to the Tendo Dojo. Ranma-E is lying down on his futon. Dr. Tofu and Cologne are both there. They sit on the right of him. On the left sit Ranma, Shampoo and Akane. Tofu is feeling for his pulse] Tofu: His pulse is normal, and I think he'll be just fine after he sleeps it off. Akane: How are we going to contain him? I mean, combined we can beat him a fair fight, but what if he tries to escape during the night? Ryouga: [Leaning against the doorframe] Where's a good prison when you need it? Akane: Kunou could probably contain him in his mansion.... Ranma: No, we don't want any more people involved in this then there already are. Cologne: I think I can take care of this problem. [She stands back and chants something under her breath, suddenly Ranma-E is vertical, and suspended in a whirling blue cone of energy] That should keep him in suspended animation until my friend gets here tomorrow. Akane: I suggest we all get some sleep then. Dr. Tofu, Cologne, would you mind spending the night with us? Tofu: I must pass, my other patients will need me. Cologne: I'll stay, I need to keep an eye on the energy cone anyway. [Suddenly there is a sound of someone climbing the stairs from the hall. Soun enters, he sees two Ranmas, one sitting on the floor, and the other floating in a cone of blue light.] Soun: What is.....eeehhh..... [He collapses] Akane: Father! Tofu: [Rub chins] Hmmm...I think I should stay after all. -End Part 3- Begin---> Hemispheres Pt. 4 ! +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (]H*E*M*I*S*P*H*E*R*E*S[) | | A Ranma 1/2 Fanfic | | Written By: Chris Schumacher | | Edited By: Proofreading It | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Last time.... Due to some strange food that Shampoo made [With Moose's help] Ranma has split into two. One evil, one good. While the Good Ranma remained unconsious, the Evil Ranma went on a rampage. Ukyo has fled to the house of Mendou for sanctuary. Akane creates a team to hunt down and capture the Evil Ranma. He is contained by a spell of Cologne's while they wait for help from China. While, unbeknownest to all of them, a third Ranma is being held in protective custody by Kunou Tatewaki. It is at this point that our story begins. Part 4: The Coming Of Cygnus [The opening scene is the breakfast table of the Mendo mansion. Ukyo is sitting across the table from Mendo. Ukyo is dressed in a school uniform, for a change] Ukyo: I do hope that your sister doesn't mind me borrowing some of her clothes. Mendo: [Shakes head] I'm sure she won't. Ukyo: Can you send some of your Ninja's to get some of my clothes? Mendo: That I will. NINJAS! [A dozen ninjas appear out of various places. One comes out from under the sink, another from out the refrigarator, several out of various cabinets, another pops out of the drain in the sink] [Ukyo smiles] Ukyo: [Thought] I'm really starting to like this guy. He isn't an egotistical bore like Kunou is. [We cut to the kitchen of the Tendo Dojo. Kasumi reaches into the oven and takes out a tray with a huge black lump in it. She turns it over, but the casserole still sticks into the pan. She shrugs and throws the pan into the garbage.] [We cut up to Ranma&Genma's bedroom. Ranma-E is still being held in a cone of blue energy. The room is otherwise empty. Nabiki comes out of her room, she notices that nobody is around. She opens the door to Ranma's room and sees the suspension field. She doens't look in the least bit surprised. She closes the door and walks into the bathroom] Nabiki: [Thought] No one ever tells me anything around here. [We cut to the Tokyo International Airport. Akane,Ranma,Cologne, Shampoo,Genma,and Soun are all sitting around, waiting.] Speaker: Flight-220 from China is now arriving at gate 17. [We wait as we watch the walkway being connected to the plane. The door opens and the passengers start streaming out.] Ranma: What does this guy look like? Cologne: You'll see. [All the passengers get off. The very last two look like something out of a Charlie Chan movie. There is a short, old, Chinese guy with a beard, he is followed by a tall and brutish looking Chinese guy. He comes over to the group] Short Guy: Ah, it's nice to see you again, Cologne. Cologne: As it is to see you. [They hug] [They break the embrace and the short man jumps up onto the ticket counter and looks everyone in the eye] Man: My name is Dr. Foo, and this [He indicates the tall man behind him] is my assisstant and guardin, Man-Chu. Man-Chu: Pleased to meet you. Dr. Foo: So, which one of you has the problem? [Ranma steps forward] Ranma: It is I. Dr. Foo: Hmmm...[He puts on a pair of glasses with sleak, jet-black lenses.] Yes, you're order, I can see that very well. [We suddenly see Ranma surrounded by a blue aura. It dissapears when Dr. Foo takes his glasses off.] Cologne: [Nudges Akane] I told you he was good. Dr. Foo: [To Cologne] Do you have the chaotic one in your custody? Cologne: Yes, I'm holding him in a suspended animation field back at their dojo. Dr. Foo: We must get there at once. [They leave.] [We cut to the mansion of Kunou. Kunou is sitting at the same table as yesterday, eating breakfast. Ranko is sitting there too, but she doesn't appear to be very hungry] Kunou: If you do not eat it soon, young lady, it will get cold. Ranko: Hmmmph. Kunou: So, what do you want to do today? Ranko: Huh? Don't we have to go to school? Kunou: [Smirks] Of course not! My father's the principal, remember? Ranko: [Eyes pleading] Please, Kunou, let me go! I can take care of Saotome on my own. He isn't that tough, we were trained in the same kind of arts, I can read him like a book! Kunou: I doubt that you could beat Saotome. Even I co....er...had difficulty with him. [It's Ranko's time to smirk] Ranko: Fine... [She starts to shovel down her breakfast] [We cut to Tomobiki High. Ukyo is standing before the class] Teacher: This is Ukyo Kuonji, she just transferred in from Furinkan. Please treat her as one of your own. [We hear various chatter throughout the classroom.] Teacher: [To Ukyo] You can take your seat now. [Ukyo goes and sits near the back. We see a lecherous looking kid right in front of her. When the teacher isn't looking he turns around] Hentai: Hiya, babe! Ukyo: [Turns her nose up at him] Hmmph. Hentai: My name's Ataru Moroboshi. Ukyo: Good for you. Hentai: You really play hard to get, don't you? [Ukyo reaches underneath her blouse and pulls out something] Ataru: [Drooling] I knew you were my kinda' braud! [We see that Ukyo is holding a spatula. She holds up a notebook, throws it into the air, and slices it in half with the spatula] Ukyo: If you so much as touch me, I will do to your manhood what I did to that notebook. [Ataru looks down at the notebook. And then covers his crotch with his hands] Ataru: Haha, nice to know you. [Turns around, and starts to move his desk over towards a girl with black hair a few rows up] [We cut back to the Tendo dojo. Akane opens the door, and her, Cologne, Dr. Foo, and Ranma enter the bedroom. Ranma-E is still being levitated in the blue cone of energy] Dr. Foo: Man-Chu! [Man-Chu enters] Man-Chu: Yes, master? Dr. Foo: If the kid in this cone makes any threatning moves, I want you to restrain him. [Glares at him] No killings! Man-Chu: Yes, master. Dr. Foo: [Cracks his knuckles] Alright, Cologne. Drop the field. Cologne: Hai! [She chants a few words and the cone slowly dissolves, and Ranma-E lands on the futon softly.] [Dr. Foo places on the Yin-Yang glasses and looks at Ranma-E. A red aura surrounds him.] Dr. Foo: Yep, he's been severed into two alright. Akane: [Whispering to Cologne] I thought we already knew that. Dr. Foo: I am just confirming it, young lady. [He looks down at Ranma-E] What curse was Ranma originally under? Ranma: Nyannichuan. Dr. Foo: [Running the hairs of his beard between his fingers] And do you still have this curse? Ranma: *I* don't. I believe that HE [Points to the other Ranma] does. Dr. Foo: We can't be too sure. Akane-chan, please bring us a bucket of water. Akane: Hai! [She leaves the room] Ranma: But what does it matter if he still has the curse? Dr. Foo: It matters a great deal, young man. [Akane enters the room with a bucket of water.] Here you go, sir. Dr. Foo: Thank you. [He takes the bucket] Man-Chu, get ready! [He throws the bucket of water onto Ranma-E. His eyes snap open and his leaps up. Man-Chu leaps forward and grabs him by the throat and forces him back onto the futon.] Ranma: [In awe] He doesn't have the curse! [Shakes his head in disbelief] But that isn't possible, when he first appeared he was female! Ranma-E: Do I look like a female to you?! Dr. Foo: The shock to your bodies must have destroyed the curse. But changing back into a male isn't the curse, changing into a girl IS. Ranma&Ranma-E: Huh? Dr. Foo: When warm water is thrown onto you, you turn back into your regular forms. But that is just undoing the curse. If you no longer had the curse, but were in female form at the time, dousing yourself in warm water still would have had the same effect. [Nods] The only difference is that you don't change into a girl when hit by cold water anymore. Cologne: But what do we do about getting these two back together? Ranma-E: No! I'm not going back! I'd rather die then be part of HIM [Points at Ranma] again! [He keeps struggling against Man-Chu, but he can't get free.] [Dr. Foo sits down on the floor. He motions for the others to join him. They comply. Ranma-E doesn't want to, but Man-chu forces him to] Dr. Foo: Tell me, have you heard of the twins-water? Ranma: Yeah, that's the stuff that Happosai was trying to use on me to split me into two. Dr. Foo: [Nods] The twins water can cause problems many times more troublesome than any of the other pools. [He folds his arms] In Jhusenkyo there is a pool called the NegaChuan, no one has any idea what drowned in it, but when someone falls into that pool any curse from any of the pools is undone. Ranma: Yes, but aren't the Nyannichuan and Nannichuan pools able to undo curses as well? Dr. Foo: [Shakes head] No, they just make the curse useless. Everytime they fall into cold water, they change into what they already are, the curse is still there. Besides, neither of those pools can recombine two souls. [He looks at Ranma and Ranma-E] We need to go to Jhusenkyo, and use the NegaChuan. Ranma: But we don't have enough money to get there.... Akane: Ranma's right, it would cost a lot to go to China, and we can't get there the normal way with [motions to Ranma-E] him. Dr. Foo: The second choice is immaterial. Unless the two of you are joined, you will die. Ranma&Ranma-E: WHAT?!!!! Dr. Foo: Without each other, your are not full. Your bodies somehow managed to survive the shock of being torn asunder, but you can't live as two seperate entites. Ranma-E: I would rather die being the person I am then live being part of [Jerks his head towards Ranma] HIM! Dr. Foo: Knock him out, Cologne. Cologne: With pleasure. [Hits at a certain point in his neck, he collapses unto the futon.] Akane: But how are we going to get to China without money? Ranma: [Thoughtful mood] I know a way..... Cologne: Huh? What? Ranma: It's something that came to me in a dream...... [We cut to the Kunou Mansion. Ranko is up in her room. She is trying to pull the bars off of the window. It isn't working, so she quits and lies down on her bed] Ranko: What I wouldn't give to have my male body back. [She rolls over and stares at the floor] How am I going to get out of here? It's too bad I can't get very confident in here.....[She slaps her forehead] Why didn't I think of that? [She gets back a reasonable distance from the window. She pulls the bed out of the way. She positions her hands] Ranko: I really....reallly..reallllllyyyyy... hate it here..... [Grits teeth] Shishi Hokoudon! [The green blast of ki blows out the window and takes the bars with it.] Ranko: [Leaps for joy] Yatta! [She begins to takes the sheets off of the bed to tie into a rope.] [We cut to Tomobiki High. It is lunchtime and Ukyo is sitting at a table with Mendo and a girl with long black hair] Mendo: I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine, this is Shinobu Miyake. Shinobu, this is Ukyo Kuonji. Ukyo: [Ice] Pleased to meet you. Shinobu: [Dry Ice] The feelings mutual. Mendo: Ukyo is under my protection from a lunatic she knows. Shinobu: Uh-huh. [Thought] Why does he have to be so nice?! If it isn't Lum, it's someone like her, damn it! Ukyo: [Thought] Oh well, I couldn't expect a guy like this to not have SOMEONE vying for his attention. Hmmph. [We cut the Tendo Dojo. Dr. Foo, Man-chu, Cologne, Ranma, Akane, and Ranma-E Are in Happosai's room. Happosai is sitting on his futon.] Happosai: I don't see why I should help you, besides, the Nanban has been broken. Ranma: But I think that it might still work, we just need it to travel to Jhusenkyo, we'll give it right back after that. Happosai: I will do it on one condition. [They all wait in anticipation] Happosai: You have to jump in Nyannichuan afterwards. [Everyone face-faults] Dr. Foo: That would not be advisable. Further exposure to Jhusenkyo curses might very well kill Ranma. Happosai: [Pondering this] I wouldn't want my student to die. [Snaps fingers] Alright, I'll let you use the Nanban on one condition. Akane: [Suspicously] And what condition might that be? Happosai: You have to take me with you. Ranma: Why? [No suspicion in his voice, he really wants to know] Happosai: Because I'm going to jump into Nyannichuan myself! Ranma: [Turns to Dr. Foo] I don't know, should we? Dr. Foo: I guess we can allow him to do that. Happosai: Fine, you can leave as soon as I find it. [He starts to dig through his closet. Everyone leaves his room.] Ranma: Hey, Dr. Foo, I have a question. Dr. Foo: Yes? Ranma: Why are you going to allow Happosai to jump into Nyannichuan? Dr. Foo: I have no intention of allowing him to do that. Once we get there I'm going to have Man-chu knock him out. And if that doesn't stop him, we can always throw him into Nannichuan and destroy the curse. Ranma: Also, is what you said about me dying if I fell into any more pools true? Dr. Foo: Of course not. [Winks] I knew you weren't going to agree to those conditions, so I needed to find a way for you to have your way and for us to get the mirror. Ranma: Ahhh..I see. [We cut to the grounds of Kunou Manor. Ranko is running across the yard towards the gate. She reaches it and leaps over.] [We cut to the living room of the Tendo Dojo. Ranma, Ranma-E, Akane, Dr. Foo, Man-chu, Happosai, and Cologne are all sitting around in a circle] Dr. Foo: Are you sure that you can transport all of us to Jhusenkyo with that? Happosai: Quite sure. We just have to make sure that at least half of the tears of the group hit the mirror. [Kasumi comes out of the kitchen with a plate full of onion slices] Okay, get ready. [Suddenly we hear the door slam. Everyone stops what they are doing and turns to the entrance way] Ranko: Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been around for the past..... [Sees Ranma and Ranma-E] What the Hell is....... [Akane, Ranma, and Cologne are all looking at Ranko with their mouths open in awe. Dr. Foo looks intrigued. Man-chu looks like he's constipated, and Happosai just looks in lust.] Akane: Oh... Ranma: My.... Cologne: God... Happosai: [Overjoyed] Ranma-chan! [Leaps up and clings onto her chest. Ranko beats her off.] Ranma-E: Ow.... [Man-chu hits him in the head again, and he collapses] Dr. Foo: Well, this is a most interesting problem. [The screen fades away to a gray-scale image of itself, and then slowly fades away to black] -==End Part 4==- Begin--> Hemispheres Part 5 ! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - - - (]*H*E*M*I*S*P*H*E*R*E*S*[) - - A Ranma 1/2 Fanfic - - Written By: Chris Schumacher - - Song By: Rush - - - +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What has gone before.... There are now three Ranmas. One evil, one good, and one female. Help from China, in the form of Dr. Foo and his guardian Mr. Man-chu has arrived. The answer to all their problems lies in a pool in China, but they soon discover that have a problem that they never even began to account for. Part 5:Dark Mirror [We cut to the last scene of last episode. Happosai, Cologne, Ranma, Akane, Ranma-E, Dr. Foo, and Man-chu are all sitting around the table. Happosai is holding the Nanban mirror in his hand. Ranko is standing in the entrance to the room, staring at them. The image unfreezes] Ranma: Who are you? Ranko: [Looks at Ranma] Who are YOU?! Akane: Where in the hell did a THIRD Ranma come from? Dr. Foo: [Runs his fingers through his beard in a thoughtful way] This must be a side effect of the Jhusenkyo curse. Akane: But is she good or evil? [Everyone looks up at Ranko. After a moment Ranma speaks] Ranma: What do you think of Akane, Ranma? Ranko: Why, she's a kawaiikune tomboy! [Akane gets up. Man-chu grabs her arm. She looks at him and then sits down reluctanly] Ranma: Would you call her a f---ing b----? Ranko: Of course not! Akane: She could be lying. Ranma: There's only one way to find out. Dr. Foo: What's that? [Ranma looks at Dr. Foo oddly. Than makes a mimic pare of glasses with his fingers over his face] Dr. Foo: [Hits hand with forehead] Of course, how could I be so stupid! [He takes out his Yin-Yang spectacles and puts them on. He looks at Ranko. She is surrounded by a purple aura. He takes off his glasses] Akane: Well? Dr. Foo: She is perfectly balanced. Ranko: Could someone please tell me what the Hell is going on around here? Who is this guy? [Points to Dr. Foo] Why are there two male versions of me? AND WHY CAN'T I CHANGE BACK INTO A GUY?!!! Dr. Foo: [Turns to Happosai] You had better hold off on that mirror. [Happosai nods] [Akane starts to tell the story, Cologne and Dr. Foo add their own comments at certain points] [We cut to the Kunou Mansion] Kunou: HOW COULD YOU LET HER ESCAPE?!!!!! YOU STUPID MORON, YOU BRING DISGRACE TO YOUR CLAN'S HONOR!!!!!!!!! Sasuke: [Cowering] Sorry, sir. I am not worthy to live, please kill me. Kunou: It's custom to kill YOURSELF, Sasuke. Sasuke: But you don't have any need to.... Kunou: I WAS TALKING ABOUT *YOU*, YOU STUPID IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sasuke: Fine, Sire. [He unseathes his katana and gets down on his knees] And by the way... Kunou: What? Sasuke: I always thought that you were an asshole. [Prepares to committ seppeeku. We see sweat form on his forehead. Kunou keeps watching] Kunou: Come on, I don't have all day. Sasuke: Right...[He raises his katana again. Kunou starts tapping his foot.] I can't do it! [He throws his katana down, and grips onto Kunou's legs] I WANT TO LIVE! Kunou: Sasuke.... Sasuke: I WANT TO LIVE! SCREW HONOR, I WANT TO LIVE! [*-Anyone get the joke here?] Kunou: Oh, alright. I'll let you off the hook, but the very next time you dishonor yourself.... Sasuke: [Kissing his feet] Thank you sir, thank you! [We cut to Furinkan High School. It is lunchtime and everyone looks a bit on edge] Student #1: It seems so odd without Ranma or Akane here. Student #2: Ever Kunou didn't show up, I wonder what the deal is...Hmmm... Student #3: Aw, just shut up and enjoy it, there are very few days around here that are perfectly normal. And by being unusual, this day is perfectly normal. Students #1&2: Huh? [We cut to Tomobiki High School. I don't have any idea why they have different lunch times than Furinkan, but just bear with me.] Lum: You've been trying to get a date with the new girl again, haven't you? Ataru: What makes you think that? [We see that Ataru has several straight cuts on his faces that were obviously made by Ukyo's spatulas.] Lum: Darling no baka! [ZAKKKK ZAAKKKKK ZAKKKKK ZAKKKKK] Ataru: Ahhhh!!!! [We can see his skeleton. He should get more Calcium] [We cut back to the Tendo Dojo. Dr. Foo has just finished telling the story to Ranko. She looks confused] Ranko: Okay, the NegaChuan will work for these two [Points towards Ranma and Ranma-E] but what about me? Dr. Foo: I suppose we could stop by Nannichuan while we're there. Happosai: WAIT! I thought you said that putting any of them in any of the other Jhusenkyo pools would kill them! Dr. Foo: This...uh...doesn't apply to her. Happosai: [Eyes narrow to slits] And why not? Dr. Foo: Ummm....uh...just because. Happosai: You lied to me! [Out of nowhere he pulls out several bombs. He throws them at Dr. Foo, Cologne, and Man-chu. They explode and release knock out gas.] Happosai: No one will make a fool of me! [He herds the catatonic forms of Ranma,Ranma-E and Ranko before him. He takes out the Nanban.] Happosai: Take us to Nyannichuan! [A tear falls onto the mirror. He starts to warp, but gets cut off] What? This blasted thing doesn't work! [Thinks for a moment] Wait, the mirror needs an image to recognize....Hmmm...[Looks down at Ranko] Search this ones memory, and take us to the origin of her form! [A tear falls onto the mirror. The four of them are warped.] [Several moments later the others awake.] Akane: Where did they go? Dr. Foo: We have no where of knowing where that lech took them. Cologne: I pray for their safety. ---===Commerical Break===- [The opening shot is an aerial view of Jhusenkyo. It slowly pans in on four figures lying on the ground. One of them is short and squatt, and holds a mirror in his hands. The other three look extremely similar. We pan in closer. Yes, the three look exactly the same, except for the fact that one of them is slightly smaller and has red hair. One of them, one who has bandages covering his arms, comes awake] Ranma: Where are we? Happosai: Jhusenkyo! Ranma: Really? Happosai: Look behind you. [Ranma turns around and sees Nyannichuan.] Ranma: You aren't going to throw me in there, are you? Happosai: Why are you asking? [Puzzled] Ranma: I just want to know. Come on, we have to get to NegaChuan. Happosai: Fine, we can deal with Nyannichuan later. Ranma: [Suspicious] What do you mean? Happosai: You'll see. Ranma: [Points to the pool] This location isn't marked, so you should jump in now if you want to change. Happosai: I suppose you're right. [Happosai prepares to leap in. Ranma moves back, and moves Ranma-E back as well. Happosai jumps into Nyannichuan. But he comes back up a moment later, still an old lech.] Happosai: What?! This isn't Nyannichuan! Ranma: [Puzzled as well] But it is! I remember it, I remember it because it had two poles and was about twenty feet from that rock over there. [He points to a rock] Happosai: But how could this be possible? Ranma: [He's hit on something] What exactly did you say when you used the Nanban? Happosai: I told it to take me to Ranko's origin! Ranma: The Nanban mirror isn't intellegent, Ranko's origin could... WAS when that girl drowned in the pool! [Looks around but doesn't see anyone] Come on, we have to get to NegaChuan. [Ranma-E starts to come around] Ranma-E: Where the hell am I? Ranma: We're at Jhusenkyo. Ranma-E: No! I'm not going! [He gets up and faces Ranma] [Happosai leaps onto Rankos chest. This wakes her up, she swats him into the ground] Ranko: Hentai! Ranma: Look, you heard what Dr. Foo said, if we don't become one, we will die! Ranma-E: And you heard what I said, I don't want to go back to being that wimp that I was when I had to bunk with you! Ranma: We need each other, you should know that! I don't want to die, and I know very well that you don't! Ranma-E: You're cruising for a bruising, pal. Ranma: Go ahead, hit me. I won't retaliate. You'll only end up hurting yourself. Ranma-E: You don't think I'll hit my own weak brother? [Revs up his hands] You couldn't be more wrong. [Ranko sees this exchange.] Ranma-E: Ten.... Ranko: No!!! Ranma-E: shin Ama.... [Ranko runs forward in a flash and places herself between Ranma and Ranma-E] Ranma-E: guriken!!!!!!! [Ranko is struck one-hundred times. She goes flying over Nannichuan, she striks one of the poles so hard that it snaps in two. She falls into the pool] Ranma&Ranma-E: RANKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Ranko comes floating to the surface. Ranma and Ranma-E run over to the side of the pool and pull her over. They pull her out. Ranma feels for her pulse] Ranma: [Shakes his head, trying to hold back tears] She's dead. [Grits teeth and looks at Ranma-E in rage] You bastard, you killed her! [Ranma-E lowers his head] Ranma-E: What have I done? I killed an innocent...I deserve to be dead. Ranma: You bet you do! [Suddenly shakes his head] Wait, what am I saying? [They both turn around and look at the pool where Ranko met her death] Ranma-E: They called it Nyannichuan. Ranma: Because 1500 years ago, a young girl met her death in that pool. [They look down at Ranko's limp form on the ground.] Ranma: We should bury her.... Ranma-E: We should become one first. Ranma: [Startled] Why? Ranma-E: You'll know when we rejoin. [They hear a sob from in back of them, they turn around and look at the form of Happosai. He is crying his eyes out.] Ranma: What about him? Ranma-E: Leave him here, for now. [Ranma and Ranma-E wander around for some time until they find the ancestor of the guide. He is wearing traditonal Chinese clothes] Ranma: We are looking for the NegaChuan. Guide: Honored guests, come this way. [He leads them deep into the training grounds. He leads them to an isolated pool far out. There are no sticks in it, and it looks like it has shrunken in size in the past centuries] Ranma: This never could have survived until our time! Ranma-E: I guess we're lucky because of Happosai's mistake. [Ranma gives him a hateful look] Ranma-E: Anyway, let's get this over with. [The two join hands, and jump into the Negachuan.] [We see a blurred blue and white screen. We hear many voices from Ranma's past. We see Ranma leaving his Mother so many years ago. We see the original visit to Jhusenkyo, we see the first time he and Akane met.....All in a fraction of a second. We see two shadow forms, one with a red aura, one with a blue aura, they merge and their form becomes purple. With a jolt we are brought back to the real world. Sitting in Negachaun is one Ranma.] Ranma: Yes....that's a good idea. Thank you guide. Guide: You very strange person, no? Ranma: [smiles] Yes, yes I am. -==End Part 5==- HEMISPHERES EPILOUGE [We see the Jhusenkyo of the past. Happosai weeps besides the newly created Nyannichuan. Back from the NegaChuan, made whole once again, comes Ranma.] Ranma: Do not be bitter old man. [Happosai looks up at him] Happosai: I see you are whole once again. Ranma: Not quite. [He kneels beside the pool] You are dead. And with you dies a part of me. But you shall live on in me. [Ranma jumps into the pool. He re-emerges seconds later in the form of Ranko.] Happosai: Ranma-Chan! [He leaps forward and grabs her chest. Ranma-C reaches forward and slams Happosai into the ground] Ranma-C: There is no time for such things. [He picks up the body of Ranko and throws it over his shoulder.] We must bury her. [We cut to several hours later. The stone twenty feet from Nyannichuan. Ranma kneels before it, we see that the dirt below his feet has been disturbed. Etched onto the stone is one word "Ranko". Ranma kneels there for a long while. Happosai sits beside him, waiting. Finally, Ranma gets up] Ranma-C: Take us back. Happosai: Right! [He takes out the Nanban] Take us home! [A tear of sadness falls onto the mirror. They are warped home.] [In the dining room of the Tendo Dojo Ranma-Chan appeared out of nowhere. They were happy to see her] Akane: Are you whole once again? Dr. Foo: Where's Ranko? Happosai: [Sob] She's dead! [Suddenly everyone in the room is solemn. They all bow their heads and pray for the soul of Ranko.] [We cut to later that night. Everyone else has gone up to bed. But Ranma sits out on the porch, and looks up at the stars. Akane comes out and sits with him.] Akane: You haven't said much since you came back. [Ranma nods solemnly] But I was wondering about something. Ranma: What's that? Akane: When you jumped into the NegaChuan, not only did you rejoin your two halves, but you also removed your curse, or so Dr. Foo believed... Ranma: Yes, that's true. Akane: Then...umm...why do you still have the curse? Ranma: I jumped into the Nyannichuan before I came back. Akane: If you don't mind me asking....why? Ranma: [Sigh] When I fell into Nyannichuan, centuries ago it seems, I always hated the fact that I was walking around with someone else's body, that I had the remains of someone who was long dead. But when I discovered that the girl who had drowned in Nyannichuan was, in fact, me.. I finally understood why every cure I tried failed. Akane: Why? Ranma: Because she is not a curse. She is as much a part of me as my good and evil sides are. I never fully understood that until now. And I don't see how I could have ever lived without her unifying force in me. Akane: Is what you said to me when you were split apart true? Ranma: Which part? Akane: About how you liked me, and someday it might grow to love me? Ranma: [Devious grin] Hey, if I told you, it would ruin all the fun! Akane: Why you! [Not very serious. Akane loops her arm in with Ranma's and lays her head against his shoulder.] Ranma: Uhh....[Suddenly we hear a phone ring in the kitchen, we hear Kasumi pick it up.] Kasumi: Hey Ranma, telephone. Ranma: Ummm, could you take a message? Kasumi: Sure. [Ranma and Akane just stay like that for a few more minutes. Then Kasumi comes out and hands a piece of paper to Ranma. Ranma looks at it] Ranma: NANI?! Akane: What is it? Ranma: Ukyo's living in Tomobiki! [The screen fades to black. Soft music plays in the background] Music: We can walk our road together, If our goals are all the same, We can run alone and free, If we pursue a different aim, Let the truth of love be lighted, Let the love of truth shine clear, Sensibility, armed with sense and liberty, With the heart and mind united, In a single, Perfect, Sphere.* THE (][) END (*-This was the final song of "Hemispheres" Copyright 1978 Rush) The Main Cast Ranma Saotome Akane Tendo Cologne Shampoo Moose Ryouga Hibiki Genma Saotome Soun Tendo Happosai Tatewaki Kunou Sasuke Introducing Ranma-E Ranko Tendo Man-chu Guest Stars Shutaro Mendo [UY] Shinobu Miyake [UY] Ataru Moroboshi [UY] Lum [UY] Dr. Foo [Ranma 1/2:The Final Solution-What a couple of dips!] Extras Student #1 Studnet #2 Student #3 Cart Owner Bartender Guest Locations Happy Daze [Babylon 5] Mendo Mansion [UY] Tomobiki High School [UY] -------- Author Babble: The birth of Hemispheres came about this summer when I was reading through the deluge of Ranma fanfics that had been posted. I noticed that the quality rating on fanfics has dropped dramatically in the space of a year. I was writing "The Crys Saga" at the time, which I don't want to speak about. And I wanted to write a REAL Ranma fanfic. I was getting sick of writing crossovers, so I took a familar storyline, and gave it a twist. Or, more to the point, I did it right. There are a handful of stories like this. But none of them ever have a true conclusion. Except for one, in which I believe the second Ranma dies. I also saw that in every one of these fanfics that none of the Ranmas were ever evil. [In fact, Takahashi failed in this as well.] In the first chapter I said that the inspration for this came from the combination of reading UY and listening to Hemispheres at the same time. That is true, somewhat. I wrote out a preliminary script, in the form of a Crys Saga episode, and even though it turned our rather nicely, the clone was Crys, and it didn't have enough power to it. I was rewatching Star Trek one night and saw the famous episode "The Enemy Within" for something like the fifth time. It struck me then how I could make this series work, and so I did. So the series is finally finished and reading for posting. I hope you enjoyed it, I know it gets rather out of control after the first part, after a while the story actually started writing itself. It was a fun effort, and I enjoyed writing it. Well, it's about time I got back to work on Original Flavor. If any of you out there like Sailor Moon, anime, or Sentai, you'll love this series! Check it out under the Miscellanous section in ftp.std.com. Ciao. Production Finished 1/4/96 2:53.15 CST [===================================================================] [ ] [ Mr. Ichinose: Oh. Good Morning Ms. Otonashi. ] [ ] [ Kyoko: Good Morning! ] [ ] [ Mr. Ichinose: Well, I'm off. ] [ ] [ Kyoko:Have a nice day! ] [ Kyoko:.... ] [ Kyoko:Who in the world was THAT? ] [===================================================================]