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Lunar

At Lunar's house, Ranma was fuming. He didn't show it when he was with the sailors, but he was completely angry. He entered the gym and started to workout using all the energy he had. He was absolutely angry at what Setsuna had done. There he was, inside the shrine, holding her transformation pen and that he was going to give it to her before he left. After that, she had crossed the line by asking him for a date through blackmail. Well tonight, Ranma was planning on making her life a living hell.

Ranma saw that the time was close to seven and that he might as well get ready to for the forced date that he has to go to. Ranma took a shower in one of the stalls in the locker room after working out and grabbed a different outfit that Ranma noticed that Mousse created. The outfit also had a note that came with it and it states: Have fun on your date.

Ranma figured that Lunar had placed a hidden camera or some type of device that allows Lunar to track him down wherever he goes. That would explain how Lunar got a copy of when both Hotaru and Setsuna kissed him on the lips. Now that he thought about it, the two kisses weren't that bad, it was just a surprise that the two of them both kissed him.

Ranma took a look at his new clothing which consisted of a white Chinese silk shirt with the kanji of fighter on the back of it, and some black silk pants. Ranma figured that silk was a material that Mousse had an abundance of. With the two pieces of clothing, Ranma also saw that the Nemeian camouflage armor was nearby and placed the armor on and shifted the armor into a white undershirt and some spare shorts. Ranma placed on the two items the Mousse had given him and headed out of the gym and went to the living room

Inside the living room, Ranma saw that there was nobody there and left to check out the computer room where Lunar usually hangs out if he doesn't have any business to deal with, and when he's not training inside the gym.

In the computer room, Ranma noticed that everything was out including the Nemesis Super Computer. Ranma then noticed that there was a TV screen out and that Lunar, as well as Ryoga, Kuno, and Mousse, were watching some events that happened earlier during the day. This proved Ranma's theory that he was being bugged or watched because the part at which the four of them were watching was when he was talking to Grandfather Hino that everything was alright. Ranma's right eye began to twitch and left the room without the others noticing. Ranma took a glance at the time when he was out at the hall and saw that it was seven twenty.

Ranma entered the living room after checking out the time and started thinking.

'Great, forty minutes before I go out with Setsuna.' Ranma complained in his thoughts.

The one thing that Ranma was certain was that Setsuna won't treat him like his former fiancés did. At least, he hopes she doesn't treat him as so.

Ranma turned on the television in the living room and started to flip some channels. He stopped on this one channel when a channel he hadn't seen before mentioned something about an underground tournament that was being held.

'I believe that this is one of the few channels that Lunar and a few others have, but not the general public.' Ranma thought.

"…At eight o'clock tonight, there will be a tournament held in a hidden battle arena located below the Crown Arcade."

'Whoa!' Ranma thought.

"Some of the fighters present at the tournament tonight are Duke Morrison, Herb of the Musk Dynasty, and the reigning champion, Darc, also known as 'the Shinigami.'"

'Hmm interesting. Wait a minute; did he saw Herb of the Musk Dynastry? What the heck is Herb doing here in Japan?" Ranma thought. He then paid attention to the last fighter that was mentioned. 'The last name, Darc, the person on the television mentioned that he was also known as 'the Shinigami.' I wonder if it's the same person that is a part of the Shadow Organization?' Ranma thought questionably.

Ranma turned off the TV and saw that the time was now seven forty five. Ranma went into the computer room to tell Lunar that he was going to be gone late tonight.

In the computer room, Ranma saw that there was nobody there and moved into the kitchen. In the kitchen, Lunar and everybody else was at the dining table eating some dinner.

"Yo Ranma, what's up?" Lunar asked as he took a bite of some steak he made.

"What's up? I'll tell you what's up." Ranma said, each word he spoke becoming louder and louder. "I want tonight to be a private affair. That means no cameras, no bugs, and no spying equipment. I want total privacy for tonight. I don't want to come home later tonight and see the four of you watch some part of what's going to be a ruined date later tonight. If I find as much as find any sort of tracking equipment placed on me or that you fail to heed my warning, you'll wish that Chaos was back because what I'll do to you will be a thousand times worse." Ranma replied growling a little, his ki showing a powerful killing intent. Ranma left the kitchen and waited for Setsuna in the living room.

"What's bugging him?" Kuno asked.

"Dunno, but I'll respect his wish and leave him alone tonight. Why don't we all get packed up for tomorrow after we finish eating?" Lunar asked.

"So, how will we know how the date went then?" Mousse asked.

"Simple, I'll have someone else spy on Ranma." Lunar answered with a little bit of mischievousness evident in his voice. "If you'll excuse me, I need to make a quick phone call. If you finish eating dinner, place the leftovers in the trash and the dishes in the sink." Lunar said as he got up from the dining table.

Lunar walked into his room and grabbed a phone. He started to dial a number of the one person who would help him.

At Setsuna's house, Setsuna was getting ready for tonight's date. She decided to wear a simple tight fitting shirt and some jeans. Tonight, she planed on taking Ranma to a simple place to eat because she figured that Ranma was the type that didn't enjoy dates like going to an expensive restaurant and having to pay the bill. Tonight, she planed to actually have a good time and hoped that Ranma would have a great time also. The only reason why she even wanted a date tonight was so that she could get the chance to get to know Ranma better like Hotaru did the other day.

Setsuna saw that the time was close to eight and went to check on Hotaru. Haruka and Michiru had gone out less than an hour ago to go to a violin recital and Hotaru decided to stay. Setsuna entered Hotaru's room and saw that she was getting packed for tomorrow.

"Oh Setsuna, is there anything you need?" Hotaru asked curiously.

"I just wanted to check up on you before I left. Will you be alright if you are here alone?" Setsuna asked.

"I'll be fine. Don't worry. Have a great time." Hotaru replied.

Setsuna closed the door to Hotaru's room and went to the front door. She made sure that she had everything ready for later tonight. When she was ready, the phone started to ring.

"I'll get it, just go out and have some fun." Hotaru replied from her room.

Setsuna opened the door when the phone stopped ringing.

"Hello?" Hotaru asked on her end of the phone.

"Hey Hotaru, Lunar here, do you think you can do me a special favor?" Lunar asked from his end.

"Lunar, I haven't heard from you in a long time. Sure, I'll do a favor for you. What is it?" Hotaru asked.

"You see, Ranma found out that we have been keeping tabs on him when he goes out on dates and said that we would be seriously hurt if we try to even attempt to spy on him and Setsuna tonight. He stated that we couldn't spy on him tonight, but he never did say anything about you." Lunar replied.

"Let me guess, you want me to spy on Ranma and Setsuna during their date?" Hotaru guessed.

"Bingo." Lunar answered.

Hotaru let out a sigh.

"You haven't changed a bit, have you?" Hotaru asked.

"Haven't changed a bit." Lunar answered, widely smiling at his side of the phone.

"I don't know." Hotaru said slowly.

"Don't you want to know how the date will be like?" Lunar asked.

Hotaru started to ponder a little. What if the date went well? What if the date was ruined. What if the two of them never return later during the night and were doing God knows what? Hotaru blushed at the thought.

"I'll do it." Hotaru answered.

"Great, hope to hear from you later. Bye." Lunar said as he hung up the phone.

'I can't believe I just said that. Oh well, I might as well see how the two of them are doing during the date.' Hotaru thought as she left her room.

After Lunar hung up the phone, the doorbell rang and Lunar was smiling and tapping his fingers together.

'Excellent.' Lunar thought quite similar to that of Mr. Burns. 'God dang it, I need to watch less Simpson's.'

Ranma opened the front and was surprised at what Setsuna was wearing. He had expected her to come wearing a dress at the very least.

"Something wrong?" Setsuna asked, smiling at Ranma's reaction.

"N-no. I just thought that…" Ranma started.

"I would wear something different?" Setsuna finished.

Ranma could only nod.

"Shall we get going then?" Setsuna asked.

"Yeah." Ranma answered.

When Ranma went outside, he looked inside the door and yelled to the occupants in the house.

"You all better not forget my warning."

Setsuna looked at Ranma questionably before walking off. Ranma followed and asked what they were going to do.

"So, what are we going to be doing tonight?" Ranma asked.

"Not much. To tell you the truth, the only reason why I asked you out right now was because I wanted to get to know you a little more like you did with Hotaru the other day." Setsuna answered.

'If you really wanted to get to know me, all you had to do was ask. You didn't have to blackmail me to do so.' Ranma thought a little bitterly.

"So, where to first?" Ranma questioned.

"Why not the crown arcade?" Setsuna replied with a smile.

'Whoa, I've never seen her actually smile before.' Ranma thought.

"Sure." Ranma answered.

While the two headed over to the arcade, the chatted a little about things like current events and what's been going on for the last twenty to thirty thousand years. Unknown to the two of them, Hotaru was stalking the two of them, as per the request of Lunar. She was a little puzzled when she saw that they were heading into the arcade and tried to follow indiscreetly.

In the crown arcade, the two continued to chat when Ranma noticed that there were a lot of people in the arcade tonight.

"Hey Setsuna, why are there a lot of people here?" Ranma asked.

"In several districts in Tokyo, there are places where underground tournaments are being held at. In Juuban, there's a tournament that's going to happen here tonight below the arcade here." Setsuna answered.

'Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that. According to the television, Herb and Shinigami were going to be there.' Ranma thought.

"Hey, is there any way for us to watch the tournament?" Ranma asked.

Setsuna grabbed something out of a subspace pocket that she created when no one was looking and grabbed out three tickets. She showed the tickets to Ranma and his eyes lit up with glee.

'Why are there three tickets?" Ranma asked as he noticed the third ticket.

"Ranma, don't tell me that you haven't noticed?" Setsuna asked.

"Oh, that we're being followed?" Ranma asked. "I knew. She's trying so hard not to be noticed, that she doesn't realize that it makes her that much easier to find. I'm going to invite her over if that's alright?" Ranma asked. Setsuna slightly nodded her head saying that it was alright.

'What the heck are they doing?' Hotaru thought to herself. 'And why are there a lot of people around here? I've seen quite a few people and they don't look the type to be playing games.'

Hotaru continued to monitor the date between Ranma and Setsuna and saw that Ranma was getting up and was moving towards her direction. She hid herself thinking that she might've been spotted but saw that he was walking towards the restroom. Hotaru let out a sigh of relief because she thought that she was being caught. A minute later, she noticed that Ranma was coming out of the restroom. Ranma continued to walk slowly and stopped where she was sitting at.

"You don't have to hide." Ranma said, smiling at Hotaru.

Hotaru blushed at being caught.

"Why don't you come over with me and Setsuna?" Ranma asked.

Hotaru nodded and got up from her spot. She followed Ranma and sat beside him at his table.

"Hotaru, why are you here?" Ranma asked.

'What should I do? If I tell the truth, I'll be safe, but Lunar will be in big trouble, but if I lie, Ranma might hate me.' Hotaru thought desperately. Hotaru decided to tell the truth.

"Lunar sent me." Hotaru answered shyly.

"I see." Ranma replied calmly, much to the confusion of the two girls.

Before the girls could speak, a new voice spoke out to them.

"Ranma, Ranma Saotome, is that you?" a female voice asked.

Ranma looked at the source of the voice and saw that it was the prince of the Musk.

"Herb, glad too see that you've gotten better." Ranma thought as he checked out Herb's ki.

It had been a long time since Ranma had fought against Herb and when they fought, Herb had quite a powerful battle aura.

"What are you doing here in Juuban, and who are these lovely ladies?" Herb asked.

Hotaru and Setsuna blushed a little at being called lovely.

"I live here in Juuban now with Kuno, Ryoga, Mousse, and Lunar." Ranma answered. "As for these girls, the one with green hair is Setsuna and the shorter one is Hotaru."

'So he's met with Lunar then.' Herb thought.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Herb replied to the girls. "So Ranma, have you continued your search for a cure?" Herb asked.

"I've given up at searching for a cure. I discovered that there are no cures for the curses of Jusenkyo." Ranma answered.

Setsuna understood what Ranma and Herb were talking about, but Hotaru was easily confused and didn't know what was going on.

"Are you here to enter the tournament?" Herb asked.

"Nah, I'm here on a date with the two of them." Ranma answered quickly without thinking.

Both Hotaru and Setsuna were shocked at what Ranma had said.

"Did you give up with those in Nerima then?" Herb asked.

"Yeah, turns out that stupid panda who dares to call himself my father wasn't really my father." Ranma answered.

Herb was about to reply when he and everyone else noticed that they were teleported into a fighting arena.

"Looks like the tournament is going to start soon. It's been a pleasure talking to you again." Herb said as she headed off.

"Ranma, what were you guys talking about? What is this about a curse and a cure?" Hotaru asked.

"I'll explain about that during the trip we'll be going on for quite a while." Ranma answered.

"Ladies and gentlemen." A man said on the loud speaker.

Ranma noticed that there was a giant ring in the middle of the fighting arena and that there were twenty-four fighters that were going to participate in the tournament.

"Tonight is a special night here in the underground battles of Juuban. We have a special guest watching here tonight. Shall we give applause to the lady of darkness, Mei?"

Everyone applauded except for Ranma. Setsuna and Hotaru noticed the look of pure fear that was plastered on Ranma's face.

"Out of all the days I had to bark out at Lunar, this is the one day I really needed him." Ranma said quietly to himself.

"Ranma, what's wrong?" Hotaru asked as she looked at Ranma's face.

"I don't see how, unless she…" Ranma spoke in a scared voice, saying no more as Mei started to speak.

"It's a pleasure to be here tonight." Mei said to the audience.

The audience gave a loud cheer to Mei.

"I hope that tonight's tournament goes well and that everybody has a great time. Also, as most of you have already heard, there are twenty four fighters that are going to participate in this tournament. Sadly, one of the fighters was unfortunately killed, but luckily, we managed to find a replacement for that fighter. For the twenty-fourth fighter, I present to you, Ranma Saotome, also known as Ranma Saikyou." Mei said, as lights started to point at Ranma.

Ranma got up from his seat and looked at Mei.

"What if I refuse?" Ranma yelled.

"If you refuse, I'll kill your two dates." Mei said. "Dune, you know what to do." Mei yelled out.

Grains of sand started to fall from the ceiling and soon the grains of sand started to surround Hotaru and Setsuna.

"Fine, I'll join this tournament of yours." Ranma yelled out to Mei.

The sand that was surrounding Hotaru and Setsuna lifted and went back into the ceiling.

"Ranma, why did you accept?" Setsuna asked.

"I had no choice." Ranma replied.

"Well now Mr. Saikyou, since you're looking for a fight, you shall be placed in the first match. You have ten minutes to prepare." Mei said to Ranma.

Everyone in the audience cheered except for Ranma, Hotaru, and Setsuna.

On the giant scoreboard that was located above the fighting ring, it showed the name of Ranma's first opponent.

Round 1 First Match: Ranma Saikyou vs. Duke Morrison

NEXT CHAPTER: RANMA'S FIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING

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