Go West, Go East! Goodbye, Tokyo! Ranma Is No Longer A Girl?! Part 2
Dr. Tōfū
Going East would be a better option. But we better hear from any others, hey, where are you guys going?
Ranma Saotome
*Thinking* (Now then, what was it that David said?)
Ranma Saotome
*Winces in pain* (Why does my ankle hurt? Huh?) *Shocked* (Did I get myself cut?! But, how?) *Remembers the aftershock* (That's right. I cut myself as I was escaping from the ruble. I must've made contact with something sharp when I was trapped.)
Ranma Saotome
(But focus on the question. Which way do we go and what did David say?)
Thinking back on what David said, he said that he and Ranma needed to go West and to the mountains.
Ranma Saotome
*Resulting* I've made up my mind. I'm going West.
Soun Tendō
*Surprised* Huh? West?
Nabiki Tendō
You gotta be kidding me. West?
Kasumi Tendō
*Concerned* But is there anything in the West? Isn't it dangerous? Akane, maybe you should try to talk him out of it.
Akane Tendō
*Cold* Nope. He can go anywhere for all I care.
Grandfather Happōsai
Now listen here, Ranma, there's no telling of what's going to happen in the West. We need to stick together.
Ranma Saotome
*Pounds Happosai into the pavement* You just want to take a look at some girls if we stick together, don't you?
Grandfather Happōsai
*Crying* Is it so wrong? Ever since your girl side is no longer with you, I can't even have a dosage of bosoms.
Akane Tendō
*Surprised* Wait, what?! Ranma's girl side is gone?
Nabiki Tendō
*Surprised* You can't be serious.
Genma Saotome (Panda)
*Holds a sign* (Really? He's cured without Jusenkyo?)
Soun Tendō
*Happy* Why that's excellent news. Then that means that we can--
Akane Tendō
*Indignation* I'm still not marrying that pervert.
Soun Tendō
*Falls over with Genma* Why not!
Genma Saotome (Panda)
*Holds a sign* (A natural disaster is the natural wedge for a break-up.)
Kasumi Tendō
Oh, dear, the engagement is still off the table. But at least Akane is...
Akane Tendō
*Displease* And don't get me wrong. I am not joining this crowd just for you, dad. I'm only doing this because I'm going to go in the opposite direction when we go East.
Soun Tendō
*Tearing* This means she still has cut ties with me. Why, why me!
Toramasa Kobayakawa
I agree with Dr. Tofu. The sensible thing to do in order to be safe is to go East. Does anybody else want to go West?
Yuka
*Concerned* Going West? I think it's more dangerous to go that way than East.
Hiroko
But, what's on the East side anyway? I feel like we should go West if it's safer.
Hikaru Gosunkugi
Well then, I'm going East.
Daisuke
Same. I'm not ready to die, yet.
Asami
Me too. I'm going East.
Hiroshi
Same. And I guess the only people who are going West is just Ranma.
Soun Tendō
*Pleading* Ranma, please, I beg of you. Reconsider. Go East with us.
Ranma Saotome
My decision is final. I'm going West. Call it a hutch, but it's much safer than going East.
Soun Tendō
*Wailing* Oh, no! My family, my dojo, it's falling apart. *Bargaining* Okay, how about this: I'll give you Nabiki and Kasumi's hand in marriage? Please stay?
After hearing their pathetic father who's only interested in Ranma going in the opposite direction, has bargained Nabiki and Kasumi to be Ranma's fiancé. However, the two girls were not pleased with how low their father will go.
Nabiki Tendō
*Angry* Well I have a thing or two to say about that, Daddy!
Kasumi Tendō
*Angry* Enough is enough!
Soun Tendō
*Crying* I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Akane Tendō
*Displeased* Oh, brother. Get a grip.
Ryōga Hibiki
Well, I know where I'm going. It's to the East. I'll protect Akane from any dangers out there.
Akane Tendō
*Blushing* Ryoga.
Tatewaki Kunō
Then, I'll go East, too. Akane Tendo is in need of her knight and shining armor to protect her from the forces of Mother Nature.
Tatewaki Kunō
*Sad* But it is sad. I wish the pig-tailed girl was still around so that I could swoop her into my arms and carry her away.
Ranma Saotome
*Grossed out* (It's a good thing I'm not a girl anymore.)
Ryōga Hibiki
*Triumphant* (Ha. Beat that, Ranma. You just lost your fiancé to me.) *Realizes* (But wait, he actually beat me at being cured of his curse. Which means...)
Ryōga Hibiki
*Freaking out* (I'm still a pig!)
Ukyō Kuonji
*Clings to Ranma's arm* If Ranma honey is going West, then I'll go West as well.
Hiroko
*Surprised* Huh? Are you sure?
Yuka
I mean, they are fiancés after all.
Daisuke
*Disappointed* Aw, man. Then I guess this means no more okonomiyaki.
Ling-Ling
Ling-Ling, what do you say? Do we go West or East?
Lung-Lung
I say we go West with Big Sister Shampoo and her husband.
Ukyō Kuonji
And just who are you calling "husband?" Ranma honey is my fiancé.
Shampoo
If Ranma goes West, Shampoo will follow.
Kodachi Kunō
*Wraps her ribbon around Ranma's neck* You know I'll follow you anywhere, don't you darling?
Shampoo
*Surprised* Ai ya!
Ukyō Kuonji
Hey, come on, let him breathe. He's turning blue!
Ranma Saotome
*Choking* I'm choking. I can't breathe!
Cologne
Well then, I'm going West. It's only natural to follow your grandchildren and your future son-in-law.
Cologne
(And it's a good thing that Ranma and the brute girl with the ogre strength to call off the marriage.)
Mousse (Duck)
Quack! Quack! Quack! (If Shampoo goes West, then I'll go West. But first, I can't travel as a duck.)
Mousse flies off and grabs seawater, a pot, and a portable stove. He boils the water and them pours it on himself and rejoins the group.
Mousse
*Determined* If Shampoo goes West, then I'll go West as well.
Ranma Saotome
When did you come back?
Tatewaki Kunō
Sasuke, you will join me and Akane and head east.
Sarugakure Sasuke
But Master Kuno, what about your father?
Principal Kunō
Yeah! You know you can't forget about me, my beautiful boy.
Principal Kunō
And before I leave, I'll give keiki here a little haircut?
Ranma Saotome
*Kicks the principal, displeased* Why don't you cut your own hair.
Sarugakure Sasuke
Anyway, master, I think it would be best that if we went West, we could see what's over there.
Tatewaki Kunō
Are you nuts?
Kodachi Kunō
*Laughing* It's a shame brother. Sasuke actually has a brain, unlike you.
Tatewaki Kunō
*Frustrated* Are you making fun of me, dear sister? Because everyone knows going East is the more sensible way to go.
Kodachi Kunō
Well, I'll follow Ranma darling anywhere. Even to the ends of the earth *Blushing* After all, we are husband and wife after all.
Shampoo
*Gets angry* And who said that you are Ranma's wife? Shampoo makes better wife for Ranma.
Mousse
*Worried* But what about me?
Shampoo
*Punches Mousse* You stay single forever!
Sarugakure Sasuke
*Indecisive* But, I don't know who to follow. This is so conflicting that my head is spinning.
Tatewaki Kunō
Well then, there's only one way to settle it. And it's with a game of the Kuno family rock paper scissors game! The first one to two keeps Sasuke.
Sarugakure Sasuke
How did I become a prize in all of this?
Kodachi and Tatewaki began their rock paper scissors game. And in the end, the result was...
No one wins. As Sasuke was waiting, a giant piece of rubble fell. Failing to react, he gets crushed under the weight. Everyone was stunned to see this, and they added him to the list of the deceased to honor.
Kasumi Tendō
Well then, I guess this is it. This is where we part ways.
Nabiki Tendō
Yeah, now that the engagement is over, and we won't be seeing Ranma anymore.
Kasumi Tendō
But we do get to see Mr. Saotome. He's staying with us as we head East.
Kasumi Tendō
Take care, Ranma. And promise me you'll be careful.
Ranma Saotome
Right. I guess this is it.
Daisuke
See you, man. And if we see each other again, somewhere, let's go get something to eat.
Hiroshi
Yeah! And I'll pay for it.
Hikaru Gosunkugi
Well, goodbye, Ranma. You too, Ukyo.
Akane Tendō
*Remembers* (Oh yeah, I forgot. Ukyo is going West with Ranma.) *Displeasure* (Besides, it's going to be nice with that creep out of the picture.)
Kasumi Tendō
Akane, don't you want to say goodbye?
Akane Tendō
*Angrily walks away* Hmph.
Genma Saotome (Panda)
*Holds a sign* (Well then, Ranma. Take care. This is where the student leaves the master to set out on his own journey.)
Ranma Saotome
Yeah, I know, old man. Don't do anything stupid out there. Because knowing you, you'll do something stupid.
Ranma Saotome
And uh, Ryoga, take care of Akane. Or should I say, P-chan?
Ryōga Hibiki
*Frustrated* Shut up! *Collects himself* But, that's okay. Because one, you're not engaged to Akane anymore, and two, we're not going to see each other again.
Ranma Saotome
Oh yeah, and by the way...*Kicks Ryoga, angry* That's for hitting me in my sleep last night!
Ryōga Hibiki
*Shouting* You knew?!
Akane Tendō
*Worried* Ryoga! *Angry* Ranma, that was totally unacceptable!
Ranma Saotome
And why do you care about what I do? We're not fiancés anymore, remember Akane?
Just then, P-chan comes from behind the building. One of them had a broken pipe, and the water line burst. That was when Ryoga was kicked into the sky.
P-Chan
*Squeals and grunts*
Akane Tendō
*Happy* P-chan! Come here, baby!
P-Chan
*Running towards Akane, squealing*
Akane Tendō
Where have you been, P-chan? Mommy was so worried about you.
Akane Tendō
*Displeased, angry* Goodbye, Ranma. I hope we never see each other again. *Grabs Kuno's hand* Kuno, let's go! *Walking away*
Tatewaki Kunō
...Uh, right. *Smirks* So long, Ranma Saotome. (This is a dream come true to hold Akane Tendo's hand.)
Hikaru Gosunkugi
*Follows Akane* Hey, don't leave without me!
Ranma Saotome
*Angry* Hmph. Good riddance. And I hope P-chan gets eaten by wolves!
P-Chan
*Grunts and squeals angrily*
After that, they really did go their separate ways. Ranma, Ukyo, Kodachi, Shampoo, Mousse, Cologne, and Shampoo's twin sisters all headed West. Akane and her group went east. In both groups, they prayed for Sasuke's soul.
When they separated, in the West, they traveled on a highway. They walked for many miles. In the heat, they were sweaty. Since Kodachi didn't have any chariots or anything luxurious to take her to school, she now has to walk on the hot asphalt.
Kodachi Kunō
*Panting* It's so hot. Ranma darling, can't you carry your little Kodachi through this icky sticky heat?
Ukyō Kuonji
Deal with it, sugar. We're heading West, and that's where Ranma is going. Ranma honey, what's in the West?
Ranma Saotome
*Walking* I just heard that it's safer from the recent earthquakes. Plus, I think it's where we might find shade, shelter, and all the things we need to survive.
Mousse
Shampoo, if you're tired, then let me carry you. I'll even do it barefoot to prove it. *Takes his shoes off* See? *Feels the heat, yelping* Hot, hot, hot, hot! Ow, ow, ow, ow!
Mousse
*Puts his shoes back on* Why is the road so hot?
Shampoo
You so stupid, Mousse.
Cologne
You only did this to yourself.
Mousse
Ling-Ling, Lung-Lung, you think I did something smart, right?
Ranma pulled out an emergency bottle of water he packed before he left the Tendo house. He passes out the bottles to help his companions keep cool.
Ranma Saotome
Hey, heads up. *Throws a bottle at Mousse*
Mousse
*Catches the bottle* You're being nice today, Ranma. Don't think this means you can make advancements to my Shampoo.
Cologne
Have you forgotten that Shampoo is spoken for?
Ranma Saotome
Be sure you share it, though. That's the largest bottle I can find.
Lung-Lung
*Takes the bottle from Mousse* I'm thirsty. *Drinks the water*
Ling-Ling
*Worried* Careful, Ling-Ling, don't drink all the water!
Mousse
Now, now, girls, settle down. There's plenty more water.
Ukyō Kuonji
(It was a good thing that I was warned about this earthquake. In fact, I'm lucky to be chosen to start Japan over with Ranma honey.) *Blushing* (Oh, gosh, this is so embarrassing.)
Shampoo
*Determined* (This time, I'll make sure that Ranma only falls in love with Shampoo and start family with me.)
Kodachi Kunō
*Determined* (With Akane Tendo out of the picture, and the engagement between them is no more, I can have Ranma darling all to myself.)
Just then, Ranma saw an old couple as he walked past them. He dug into his backpack and pulled out his persimmons that he grabbed from the Tendo house before it all collapsed. He walked towards them and gave them the fruits to help them keep up their strength. When Ranma returned...
Mousse
*Grabs Ranma, angry* You gave away the only fruits we had, Ranma Saotome?
Ranma Saotome
And what was I supposed to do, let them starve to death?!
Mousse
That was our only--
Shampoo
*In awe* That is Shampoo's future husband.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Love-struck* I think I fell in love with Ranma honey all over again.
Kodachi Kunō
*Praising, love-struck* Ranma Darling is the noblesse of all gentlemen I have encountered. Now don't be so shy, darling. Come and jump into--
Ukyō Kuonji
*Kicks Kodachi* Don't even think about it, sister!
As they continued heading west, they stopped at a supermarket coming up.
Mousse
*Happy* Look, there's a convenience store. Maybe they have water and snacks.
Cologne
Then, there's only one way to find out.
They all rushed to the convenience store and looked around. Of course, Shampoo, Ling-Ling, Lung-Lung, Ukyo, and Kodachi decided to go and use the restroom. But as usual, in the store, there was nothing. Everything was taken, and the store was destroyed by the earthquake God and Queen Aleena made.
Cologne
Well, did you two find anything for us?
Ranma Saotome
*Upset, disappointed* Nothing. The whole store is completely dried out.
Ukyō Kuonji
This is pretty bad. I guess the earthquake hit pretty hard here, didn't it?
Just then, the ground begins to shake. The earthquake has begun again. All three girls cling on to Ranma for balance and dear life.
Mousse
*Shocked* But Shampoo, why don't you hang on to me? If you're scared, I'll keep you safe from the-- *Gets kicked by Shampoo*
Shampoo
Shampoo hangs on to Ranma! Not to duck boy like Mousse.
As the earth shakes, the ground beneath moves. The earthquake lasted for only a few seconds. After those seconds went by, the earthquake subsided.
Kodachi Kunō
*Relieved, hugging Ranma* Phew, that wasn't too bad. But the big bad earthquake scared little Kodachi. You'll take good care of me, right, darling?
Ling-Ling
*Worried* Great-grandmother, what do we do now?
Cologne
*Concerned* This area might collapse soon. So we better keep moving and get to higher ground. Does anybody know where?
Ranma Saotome
*Serious* Let's go to the mountains. It might be safer there. Theirs shade and water.
They hiked up the mountains to get to safer ground. When they did, they stopped at a watering hole with crystal blue water and tranquility.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Happy* There's water!
Cologne
But is it safe to drink?
Mousse
I'll go check it out! *Goes to check the water* Hmm...it's clear, and it doesn't seem to have any ash or contamination in it. Now for the ultimate test. *Drinks the water* It's safe!
Everyone goes down to drink. They were refreshed and cooled off. The water was tasty, fresh, and cold. Just what they needed. They even had time to...
Lung-Lung
*Slides down the waterslide* Whee! *Splashes down*
Ling-Ling
*Having fun* This is more fun than the pools in China! *Splashes in the water*
Cologne
Well, I'm over 100 years old and counting. Youth is such a beautiful thing, isn't it? *Laughing*
Ranma Saotome
Hey, I see some houses over here!
Kodachi Kunō
Maybe they have food and some people to take care of us.
Shampoo
Ai ya! Maybe someone is down there still alive!
Ranma Saotome
*Calling out* Hello? Is anyone here? *Hears nothing* They all must've evacuated.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Concerned* You're probably right, Ranma sweetie.
They all went to the house and saw that everything collapsed and burned due to the large earthquake that happened. There was no one to be seen or heard from. The whole town was demolished.
Kodachi Kunō
*Worried* The whole town is destroyed. I do t see a single soul here.
Lung-Lung
*Looking around* There's nothing to be found over here. They probably, huh? *Looks at a corpse*
Shampoo
*Gasp, runs to her sisters, and blocks their sight* Ling-Ling, Lung-Lung, don't look!
Ling-Ling
Why? What's happening?
Cologne
*Walking around* (Everyone in this village is dead. And there seems to be no signs of any life.) *Hears grunting* Hm?
Inside one of the shops, a wild boar has appeared. It stares at them in dead sight and begins to scrape its hooves on the dirt. It charged! Everyone, using their martial art skills, jumped out of the way. The animal charged for Ranma and began the chase.
Ranma Saotome
*Running* You gotta be kidding me! Even a fricking animal wants to fight me?! (Alright then, if that's how it's going to be, then bring it on!) *Faces the boar*
Kodachi Kunō
*Worried* Ranma darling!
Ukyō Kuonji
*Worried* Ranma honey, look out!
Ranma Saotome
*Jumps and kicks the boar* Hyah! *Lands on the ground*
The boar charges again, and he misses Ranma as he jumps out of the way and hits the animal from behind. Ranma lands on the ground again and waits for the perfect moment.
Mousse
*Jumps in* Ranma, stay out of this! I'll kill this animal in one shot.
Ranma Saotome
Mousse, are you stupid?! Don't get it the way, I can handle him.
Mousse
Try saying that after only kicking that stupid pig two times. Hey, but this guy does remind me of Ryoga, doesn't he?
Ranma Saotome
Now that you mention it, you just gave me my second wind.
Ranma pictures the charging boar as Ryoga being P-chan and begins charging towards the animal. Both him and the pig collided, and in the wake of the attack, Ranma took down the wild boar. The pig falls on his body and dies.
Ranma Saotome
Hey, guys! I got him!
Shampoo
*Runs and hugs Ranma* Ranma! Shampoo was so worried about you!
Cologne
That's my son-in-law for you.
Ling-Ling
[+Ling-Ling] And our future brother!
Kodachi Kunō
Looking at this beast, who attacks my Ranma darling, I will never forgive. Such an ugly and disgusting thing. Don't worry, my darling. Kodachi will cook you the best feast with this pig.
Ukyō Kuonji
Sorry, sugar, but if anyone is cooking for Ranma, it's me, his true fiancée. Right, Ranma honey?
Shampoo
*Protesting* You two will not make Ranma's dinner. Ranma will eat Shampoo's cooking. Shampoo already has a delicious meal in mind.
Cologne
Now, now, settle down. There's an easy way to settle this dispute. How about we have a contest, and you use the meat from the boar and make son-in-law boar themed dishes.
Cologne
Whoever wins gets to cook for Sonny boy his meals first.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Determined* I will make him the best dishes anyone has ever tasted.
Kodachi Kunō
*Determined* I will be the best wife Ranma darling has ever seen!
Shampoo
*Determined* Shampoo will make Ranma proud.
Ranma Saotome
*Concerned* How come I have a feeling that this is probably going to end badly?
Later at sunset, Cologne cuts open the wild boar and skins the dead animal. Then, she takes the cuts the boar into different sections of meat from the anatomy. After that, she guts the animal and takes out the guts before she washes the hog with water. In the sight of blood, Mousse and Lung-Lung began to throw up.
After cleaning the animal, Ranma and Mousse wait for the girls to finish their preparations of different variations on wild boar. Luckily, there were lettuce and rice plants that God prepared just as His wife said when she told David to go West to the mountains.
Shampoo was preparing Wild Pork Char Siu Gua Bao for Ranma. She was stir frying the meat while the rice was boiling. Kodachi was preparing Yu Xiang Rou Si (shredded pork with garlic sauce). She also prepares Guo Kui to go with it. Ukyo was using the meat from the pig to make her new wild boar okonomiyaki. As the girls prepared with the meat they had and the vegetables that they found, the two boys were setting up a camp fire.
Mousse
*Sniffing the aroma* Aah, now that's the stuff. Yu Xiang Rou Si. My mother used to make it for me, and now Shampoo is making it for me. It just goes to show that true love knows no bounds.
Ranma Saotome
Oh, give me a break.
Mousse
What was that? Are you jealous that she's cooking for me and not you?
Ranma Saotome
What does jealousy have to do with it? Anyway, just hurry up and keep setting up camp. The more you talk, the less we eat.
Mousse
Okay, okay, fine. Jeez, what's gotten into your pants and bit you? Are you still mad about what happened before we split up?
Ranma Saotome
*Serious* Shut up and keep picking up the wood.
Mousse
But, Ranma, think about it. I know you can't get Akane Tendo out of your head. In fact, if I was you, I think if we saw her again, you should--
Ranma Saotome
*Punches Mousse* I said, shut it!
Mousse
*Groaning in pain* Why? *Falls down*
After the fire was made, and the tents were pitched, the dinner was ready. Everything the girls made was wild boar themed. It was now time for the tasting part of the competition. Shampoo presented hers first.
Shampoo
I hope Ranma is hungry. Shampoo has made you Wild Pork Char Siu Gua Bao. *Places the plate in front of Mousse and Ranma*
Ranma Saotome
*Surprised* Woah.
Kodachi Kunō
I made a few things here and there. I hope you have an appetite, Ranma, my darling. *Places Yu Xiang Rou Si with Guo Kui in front*
Ranma Saotome
Huh? What's this round flat bread?
Kodachi Kunō
It's something new I would like to call Guo Kui. It's Chinese Flatbread.
Ranma Saotome
*Curious* Chinese flatbread?
Ukyo was last and placed down her specialty.
Ukyō Kuonji
Here you are, sugar. *Places her players down in front of Ranma* I hope you like it. It's Wild boar okonomiyaki.
Ranma looked at all of these cuisines, and they all looked edible and presentable. It was much better than Akane's cooking, which made it look like road kill. Ranma was about to eat one of them, and Mousse took the Wild Pork Char Siu Gua Bao away from Ranma.
Ranma Saotome
Hey, what are you doing, Mousse?
Mousse
Shampoo made this dish especially for me! So, if you don't mind, I'm about to--
Shampoo
*Splashes Mousse with water* Mousse, however did you get yourself wet?
Mousse (Duck)
Quack! Quack! Quack! *Flies off to find a hot spring*
Ranma Saotome
(Okay, now which one should I eat first? Maybe I can just...) *Looks at Lung-Lung* Hey, you alright?
Ling-Ling
*Holds in the barf, runs in a hurry* (This is bad! Ling-Ling feels sick!)
Lung-Lung
*Worried* Ling-Ling, are you okay?
Ling-Ling
*Retches and barfs on the ground*
Kodachi Kunō
The poor thing looks like she can't handle her pork. *Laughing*
Just then, in the distance, only five feet away from their camp, feral dogs came and raided the buckets that had the wild boar guts inside. They ate every single organ and end trail. In the night, after eating, they all went to their tents and fell asleep.
The next morning, they continued on their way as usual. They hiked through the trails and to a place where Japanese yams are forbidden to be harvested.
Ranma Saotome
"Digging for Japanese Yams is prohibited."
Mousse
Then that means that there are Japanese yams here that we can eat.
Cologne
*Reminiscing* Why I haven't had yams since I was a little girl growing up in China.
Ling-Ling
*Excited* Ling-Ling wants yams!
Shampoo
How do we look for yams, great-grandmother?
Cologne
If I remember carefully, the flowers of yams are white. So that means they should be growing...*Follows the stalk* where the heart shaped leaf is. Here!
Cologne
Mousse, be good and help me dig these yams up.
Mousse
Right, great-grandmother! Later, Ranma. *Hops over the fence*
Shampoo
What should Shampoo do, great-grandmother?
Cologne
While I dig up for the yams, why don't you wash the dishes and watch your sisters? Kodachi can help, too.
Cologne
After all, if you want to be a good wife, then you need to learn to clean dishes.
Kodachi Kunō
*Determined* Anything for Ranma darling! *Dashes off*
Shampoo
Hey, Shampoo won't let you do it alone! *Chases after Kodachi*
Ranma Saotome
Why are they in such a hurry?
Ukyō Kuonji
Then, I guess this means that Ranma Honey and I have the day all to ourselves. So, Ranma, why don't we go look as we walk around?
Ranma Saotome
Well, I guess that's a good idea.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Happy, clings to his arms* Great! *Giggles as they walk*
Mousse
Are you sure that the yams are down here, granny?
Cologne
Positive. The stalk here seems to be lit. Be a dear and give me some light. *Continues digging*
Ling-Ling
Great-grandmother, are you done yet?
Lung-Lung
How long till the yams are done? Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung are hungry.
Kodachi Kunō
Won't you two just be patient for Kodachi? Of course, I wouldn't expect much from them to behave like you, purple fur ball.
Shampoo
*Offended* What you say?!
Cologne
*Digging* Mousse, can you give me some light, I can't see.
Mousse
Sure. (I'm actually helping. It's just me and Shampoo's great-grandmother alone. Maybe I can finally convince her to have Shampoo leave Ranma and become my woman.)
Ukyō Kuonji
*Walking* There's so many vines and yam flowers.
Ranma Saotome
Yeah, I guess.
Ukyō Kuonji
What's wrong? Are you still thinking about Akane?
Ukyō Kuonji
*Disappointed* I'm guessing you want to go back to her once we get out of Japan, right?
Ranma Saotome
What?! No way! I'm not even going to be here fiancée again after the things she said. For all I care about, who can fall for a tomboy like her. I'd rather be with somebody that I know who is cute and doesn't act like "her."
Ukyō Kuonji
*Gasp, happy* Oh, perfect! Then that means, you'll never leave me!
Ukyō Kuonji
*Blushing* (Game, set, and match Shampoo and Kodachi. Looks like I've won the first round with Ranma honey.) *Giggles*
Ranma Saotome
(Man, there are sure a lot of signs.) *Stops to read* "Warning! Digging for Japanese yams are prohibited!"
Ukyō Kuonji
*Grows concerned* Ranma honey, what's wrong? (So much for having romantic time alone.)
Ranma Saotome
These signs...they all say something about a...*Gasp* Old Ghoul, Mousse! Get away from there!
Cologne
Mousse, I think I've got things covered here. Why don't you go and help Shampoo watch her younger sisters.
Mousse
Right! *Leaves to go and watch Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung*
Cologne
Okay, it seems the yams are only about...*digs and hits a metal munition, stunned*...no way!
Suddenly, BANG! A buried unexploded bomb goes off. The shockwave is felt as Shampoo looks at the large cloud of dirt and dust rise in the air. Shampoo's eyes widened as her great-grandmother was killed by a buried bomb. Cologne's day has finally come. Ranma tried to run to her, but he was too late. He and Ukyo can only watch as droplets of blood and a piece of her hand fall from the sky.
Ranma then hears the voices of the past when they first met. When Shampoo and Cologne left China to move to Japan to set up their shop. He also remembers the times when he learned various new moves to beat Ryoga, Mousse, and Happosai.
Shampoo
*Stunned* Great-grandmother.
Ling-Ling
*Stunned* No. She can't be...
Lung-Lung
*Grunts as she gets hit by her staff* Ow! *Picks up the staff and tears up* Great-grandmother.
Mousse
*Concerned* Shampoo, my sweet, are you--
Shampoo
*Smiling Depression* Mousse, we saw everything, you know.
Mousse
Uh, then, uh...don't be sad. I'm sure she didn't--
Shampoo
*Tears up, screams in agony* AAAAAHHH!!!
Lung-Lung
*Crying* Great-grandmother! Great-grandmother!
Ling-Ling
*Crying* Ling-Ling won't believe that you died! Someone tell Ling-Ling that this is some bad dream.
Shampoo
*Crying* Ai ya! Ranma! *Hugs Ranma while crying* Great-grandmother, she's gone! Shampoo won't be able to see her again. *Sobbing*
Ranma Saotome
*Remorse* Shampoo. *Hugs Shampoo back for comfort* It's alright. I won't leave you guys. *Looks to the sky* (Rest in peace, great-grandmother.)
Ukyō Kuonji
*Remorse* (I know I should tell Shampoo not to get close, but right now, I think she needs this right now. So, I'll let it slide.)
After some crying and mourning, Ranma and Mousse built a grave for her and placed her staff near the grave. They prayed for her soul to reach heaven. Ranma then picked up her staff and gave it to Shampoo so that way she could remember her by something.
Shampoo
*Sad* No. Great-grandmother will need staff once she reaches heaven. *Places her staff near her grave* Here, you will need this, great-grandmother.
Lung-Lung
*Mourning* What is next for us? Do we move on without great-grandmother?
Shampoo
*Comforting her sisters* We must. Great-grandmother would want Shampoo, Ling-Ling, and Lung-Lung to continue on. *Stands up* Let us keep walking.
Ranma Saotome
*Concerned* Shampoo.
Mousse
I'll go and try to comfort her. *Walks up to Shampoo* Shampoo, let me give you a hug to make you feel-- *Gets kicked in the air by Shampoo* Why!!!
Ranma and the others press forward through the wilderness. They came upon a steep hill. All the while, Ranma was worried about Shampoo and her sisters not being able to get back to their old selves. He then felt a sharp pain in his ankle. It was the cut he got from Tokyo.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Concerned* Ranma honey? Are you alright?
Ranma Saotome
Yeah, I'm fine. *Winces*
Ukyō Kuonji
It doesn't look like you're doing fine.
Ranma Saotome
*Chuckles Nervously* I promise you, I'm fine. Let's just keep going.
Ukyō Kuonji
If you say so. *Continues walking*
Three hours have passed, and they have already lost one of their members and the oldest person alive that ever existed over 3,000 years old. Lung-Lung was laughing behind the others and decided to stop. She sat on the ground, upset over the death of her great-grandmother.
Shampoo
Ling-Ling, we must continue.
Ling-Ling
*Upset* How come big sister Shampoo is no sad or mad?
Ling-Ling
*Angry* Don't you know that great-grandmother is dead!
Shampoo
*Stern* Do you think sitting here wasting time while Japan sinks is going to bring great-grandmother back? It won't!
Ling-Ling
*Upset, frustrated* You saying we should forget about great-grandmother?
Shampoo
That is not what Shampoo is saying!
Ling-Ling
*Angry, crying* You lie! You say, "Forget great-grandmother and keep moving!" *Stands up* Fine then! Ling-Ling will forget great-grandmother! *Throws her staff far*
Lung-Lung
*Stunned* But, that was gift from great-grandmother and father back in China.
Ling-Ling
*Crying angrily* I don't need staff! I don't need it!
Shampoo
*Grabs Ling-Ling's wrist, sternly* Stop this right now!
Ling-Ling
*Crying* Let's go! Let go!
Shampoo
*Frustrated* You are free to not carry the staff great-grandmother gave you, but you are free to be defenseless!
Ling-Ling
*Angry* Does being with Ranma make Shampoo special?
Shampoo
*Angry* Why you drag Shampoo's future husband into fight?
Ling-Ling
*Shouting angrily* If you can fight alongside Ranma, then why not fight alongside Ling-Ling and Lung-Lung?
Kodachi Kunō
Looks like things are escalating between siblings.
Mousse
Shampoo. Ling-Ling.
Lung-Lung
Great-grandmother, please, stop them.
Ling-Ling
*Angrily*...walking aimlessly!
Shampoo
*Angry* Don't make matters worse by reckless actions!
Ling-Ling
*Angry* You think it's Ling-Ling's fault great-grandmother died from that explosion, right! Tell Ling-Ling truth!
Lung-Lung
*Pleading* Great-grandmother, please help stop them from fighting with each other!
Shampoo
*Serious* Lung-Lung, great-grandmother not here with us anymore!
Ling-Ling
*Tearing up, angry* Big sister is the worst! Ling-Ling should've traveled East instead!
Shampoo
*Shoves Ling-Ling* Then be on your way! Shampoo no stop you!
Ling-Ling
*Angrily shouting* Don't you dare touch Ling-Ling! You stink!
Shampoo
*Angrily shouting* Lung-Lung stink, too!
Ling-Ling
*Angrily shouting* Get away! Big sister Shampoo's face is disgusting!
Shampoo
*Angrily shouting* Shampoo disgusting? Has Ling-Ling looked at herself?
Ling-Ling
*Grunting, angrily* I hate this! *Falls on her back crying*
Ukyō Kuonji
*Worried* Shampoo and her sisters are really going through a lot.
Ranma Saotome
Well, yeah. How would you feel if you lost someone you knew who grew to three thousand years of age died.
Ukyō Kuonji
I guess the same as her.
Kodachi Kunō
Well, we better keep moving. If we don't make it towards the other side, then we won't be able to leave this awful place.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Shocked* How can you say that about Japan?
Kodachi Kunō
Well, for one thing, I'm proud that--
Ranma Saotome
*Shushes the girls, whispers* Hey, quiet!
Ukyō Kuonji
*Surprised* Ranma honey, did you just shush us?
Ranma Saotome
*Whispering* Yeah, and if you want to know why, then listen carefully.
As the group goes silent, the mood of the trail goes still. All is silent until they hear distant howling and growling. Through the trees, and in the wind, the sound was everywhere. Little did they know that they were completely surrounded by a pack of wolves.
Ranma Saotome
*Serious* You guys hear that? We need to leave, now.
Kodachi Kunō
What did he just say?
Shampoo
*Concerned* Wind wolves.
The howling continued as the sounds grew louder. Shadows jumped and trotted from one space to another. Ranma grabbed Ukyo's hand and began to walk fast.
Ranma Saotome
Guys, we have to go, now! Let's go!
Shampoo
Ling-Ling, Lung-Lung, grab hold of Shampoo's hand! Don't let go!
Lung-Lung
*Worried* Big sis, what's happening? Why is it that everyone starts running?
Ling-Ling
Lung-Lung, wolves!
Mousse
*Following Shampoo* But that's impossible. Wind wolves are only native to China. So how the heck did they come here to Japan?
They kept moving, but the wolves had spotted them. By the time they reached a gas station that was up ahead, the wolves surrounded them. Three on the left, five on the right, four in the front, and ten in the back. The alpha male howls to signal the wolves to get ready to attack.
Ranma Saotome
Aw, just our luck. We just lost the old ghoul, and now we're going to get eaten by wolves. (I have to get everybody safe from these guys somehow.) *Feels a familiar shape* Huh?
Ranma Saotome
*Pulls out the ram's horn* (Hey, that's it!) Ukyo, guys, buy me time!
Mousse
Buy you time?! Where are you going?
Ranma Saotome
I have to make an S.O.S. call to someone who owes me a favor! *Jumps to the trees*
Mousse
You better not be abandoning us, Ranma! If you do, I swear I will kill you where you stand!
Ranma Saotome
*Grabs the ram's horn* I hope this works! *Blows a note*
On the road, through the woods...
David
Hm? *Hears about note being blown* Ranma. *Hears howling, runs to the rescue*
David hears the horn and runs straight towards the source. Ranma keeps blowing as the wolves crept closer to his companions.
Ranma Saotome
*Determined* (Come on, David, where are you?) *Blows the horn*
David
*Running* (Lord, let it be that I'm not too late!) *Sees Ranma in the trees and wolves down below*
David picks up three stones and places them in his satchel. He takes out his slingshot as he runs towards the battle. Meanwhile, Ranma jumps down and kicks the wolf, heading towards Ukyo.
Ukyō Kuonji
*Happy* Ranma honey!
Ranma Saotome
Sorry it took so long to make that call. *Punches the next wolf* Let's just hope it worked. (David, where are you? We need you right now!)
Kodachi Kunō
*Does a ribbon attack* Don't you mangy mutts know not to mess with Kodachi the Black rose? *Laughing and uses her gymnastics martial arts on the wolves*
Kodachi Kunō
And that's right! Be sure to tell your friends and your comrades! *Laughing*
Shampoo
*Kicking wolves* Ling-Ling, Lung-Lung, be sure you two stick together! *Punches a wolf*
Without any warning, the alpha male comes from behind. Too late to realize that the wolf was there, the animal lounges, and made mock charges.
Ranma Saotome
*Shouting* Shampoo! Ling-Ling, Lung-Lung, look out!
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