Ranma 1/2 Part 400 Version: 0.800 Title: Saffron Transforms Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '96 #3-4, 22nd Dec '95 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1995-1996 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by No one yet This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1999. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 12 chapters long, costing 400 yen) when they become available (typically 3-4 months after the weekly Shonen Sunday release), of which all 38 volumes are on sale. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Wide angle view of the Bathing Arena, with hot water gushing out into the basin. Near the rim, Ranma is tangled up in the threads coming from Saffron's body.] Title: Fx water: (pouring in)fshhhhh... Fx Saffron: (aura) ooohmm Saffron: The Royal Family of Mt Phoenix bathe in the hot spring water... Saffron: to accomplish transforming into a new king... 2 [Closeup of Ranma and Saffron, with Ranma's hands tangled up in the threads surrounding Saffron's body.] Fx Saffron: (aura) ooohmm Ranma: Transform!? Saffron: Heh... Saffron: One's body will be reborn... but you're not going to see that, are you arsehole. Page 2 1 [Akane and the Jusenkyou Guide look down from the ridge.] Akane: Those threads are... guide: The Royal Family of Mt Phoenix produce them as the basis for the transformation egg. 2 [Closeup of the Guide.] guide: If you're taken into the egg, body disolves and you become nourishment. 3 [Closeup of Akane looking a bit shocked.] 4 [Mousse and Ryouga, both still naked, look on in surprise and shock.] Mousse: It's the hot water. Ryouga: That brat, he reacted to the hot water, and then these strange threads... 5 [Ryouga punches downwards into the basic, and rock explodes upwards.] Fx Ryouga: *quickly punch down* Ryouga: Bakusai Tenketsu!! 6 [The water begins to drain into the hole Ryouga just made in the basin.] Fx water: (pouring in from Phoenix Tap) fshhh.... Fx water: (draining away) glub glub Saffron: ! Page 3 1 [Ranma pulls away from Saffron.] Fx Ranma: *strain* Fx Ranma: (pulling away from threads) *rip off by force* Ranma: .oO(Damn it, the force of the threads... [are too strong]). 2 [Closeup of Saffron, and a group of threads stream out.] Fx threads: *coil coil* Saffron: It's futile!! 3 [Ranma finds the threads coiling around his throat.] Fx threads: (Ranma's neck) *wrap around* Ranma: ! 4 [Ranma crashes to the floor while Saffron looks on.] Fx Ranma: thud Saffron: While there is hot spring water, it's impossible to escape from One's egg-threads. Page 4 1 [Mousse throws a chain around Ranma - don't ask me where he got them from.] Fx chain: (being throw) swish Fx chain: (Ranma) *wrap around* Mousse: Get chained! 2 [Mousse is surprised to find the threads coiling up the chain towards him.] Fx threads: *coil and extend* Mousse: ! 3 [Closeup of Ranma shouting.] Ranma: Don't touch the threads! Ranma: It's dangerous... 4 [Ranma collapses down again, near where the water is gushing out from the Phoenix Tap.] Fx water: (puring in) fshhh... Ranma: .oO(Ah, crap...). Ranma: .oO(My power won't come...). 5 [Akane is now running out from the ledge.] Fx Akane: (landing) thud Akane: Gotta stop the hot water... guide: Aiya! O-kyaku-san! Page 5 1 [Ranma and Ryouga look up to see Akane running along the structure leading to the Pheonix Tap.] Fx Akane: *run...* Ryouga: Akane-san. Ranma: Akane...!? 2 [Closeup of the Guide looking shocked and worried.] guide: It'll be dangerous, guide: if you touch the heat generating Kinjakan... 3 [Akane reaches the head of the Phoenix Tap and grabs the Kinjakan.] Fx Akane: (jumping to Kinjakan) fwip... Fx Akane: (Kinjakan) *grab...* Akane: Ranma, run awa-ay!! 4 [Kiima, the old man and some guards watch from nearby.] Fx guards: *hide* old-man: _Ah!_ Kiima: That wench! Page 6 1 [Saffron sends a stream of threads upwards.] Fx threads: swish Saffron: I won't let you interfear!! 2 [Akane moves to the side, twisting the Kinjakan, as the threads reach for her.] Fx Akane: (Kinjakan) *twist* Fx threads: (hitting Phoenix) whack Akane: Wha! 3 [Ryouga looks on the the water from the Phoenix Tap stops.] Fx tap: Ryouga: It's stopped. 4 [The stream of threads connected to Ranma breaks, and he falls to the floor.] Fx threads: *rip apart* Fx threads: *suddenly snap* Fx Ranma: (hitting floor) wham Ranma: Ugh. 5 [Closeup side view of Ranma looking up.] Ranma: Akane, you're safe... Page 7 1 [Light bursts from the Kinjakan while Akane holds onto it.] Fx light: *fl-flash* Fx heat: crackle crackle crackle 2 [Ranma looks on in shock.] Ranma: Akane! 3 [Akane's body has dissapeared and only her clothes remain.] Fx clothes: sizzle... Fx aura: ooohmm... 4 [Ranma is completely shocked.] Page 8 1 [Ranma looks on as Akane's clothes fall towards him. The threads from Saffron's egg are still around Ranma's shoulders and hands, and is translucent.] 2 [Ranma looks up with a fixed expression as Akane's clothes wrap around him.] Fx clothes: flutter... Ranma: .oO(Akane...!?). 3 [Mousse and Ryouga, who's shivering, look on in shock.] Mousse: ... She dissapeared...? Ryouga: A, Akane-sa[n]... 4 [Nearby Ranma, who hasn't moved, Saffron looks on.] Fx Saffron: (threads around him) *steam* Saffron: What a moron... Page 9 1 [Closeup of Saffron, with the threads wrapping around him.] Saffron: If a normal human is caught in the heat generation of the Kinjakan, 2 [Closeup side view of Ranma, looking blank.] Saffron: the body water content would inevitably be vapourised within an instant. 3 [The stream of threads Saffron has extended up to the Kinjakan trembles with force.] Fx threads: creak... Fx threads: (around Kinjakan) *exert strength...* 4 [The Kinjakan twists around.] Fx threads: *grip* Fx Kinjakan: *twist* 5 [Ryouga and Mousse look on as water spouts from the Phoenix Tap again, up above Ranma.] Fx water: *splurt* 6 [Ryouga drags Ranma away from the gushing water.] Fx Ryouga: (Ranma) *yank* Fx water: rumble-rumble-rumble Ryouga: It's dangerous! Page 10 1 [The threads around Saffron increase massively.] Fx atmosphere: omm-omm-omm Fx threads: (water falling on) splush splush 2 [Ryouga, holding on the Ranma, jumps away as a stream of threads from Saffron attacks.] Fx threads: *extend* Fx threads: (hitting group) whump Ryouga: {grunt of effort} Hah! 3 [Ryouga punches Ranma in the face.] Fx Ryouga: whack Ryouga: Would you get a grip, Ranma 4 [Closeup of Ranma, shows a bruised left cheek, but Ranma is still in shock.] 5 [Closeup of Ryouga.] Ryouga: Ranma... Page 11 1 [Closeup side view of Ryouga thinking, while Akane is shown in the background.] Akane: {flashback} Ranma, run awa-ay! Ryouga: .oO(Akane-san...). 2 [Closeup of Ryouga's eyes, where some tears are pooling.] Fx Ryouga: Ryouga: .oO(Your final wish,). Ryouga: .oO(I'll fulfill it!). 3 [Mousse turns around to see the Jusenkyou Guide making 'come here' hand movements at him, and Plum appears as well.] Fx guide: *hide behind rocks* Fx Plum: *hide behind rocks* guide: O-kyaku-san-tachi, this way, this way. Mousse: Guide! Plum: Aiya! Oto-san. ( 'O-Kyaku-san-tachi' - (politely) 'guests', or 'customers'. 'oto-san' means 'father'. 4 [Ryouga, carring Ranma, and Mousse run off, with streams of threads from Saffron chasing after them.] Fx Ryouga: fwip Fx threads: (hitting ground) whump Ryouga: .oO(I won't let Ranma die.). ) Page 12 1 [View of a little hut on a rocky moutain.] Fx wind: who-o-sh... 2 [Inside the hut, Mousse is looking out the window, while the Guide is sitting at the table, pouring out several cups of tea, one of which is taken by Plum.] Mousse: This kind of place above Jusendou is... guide: Employee's exclusive penthouse. 3 [View of Mousse and Plum looking at something.] 4 [In a corner, Ryouga is talking to Ranma who is still unresponsive.] Ryouga: Ranma, Ryouga: it may be no way to say "cheer up", but... 5 [Mousse appears behind Ryouga, who looks angry.] Mousse: Ryouga you arsehole... Mousse: Aren't you in love with Akane Tendo as well... Ryouga: Shut up. Page 13 1 [Closeup of Ryouga shouting, while looking down.] Ryouga: If I was alone, I could cry! However... 2 [Closeup of Ranma staring into space.] Ryouga: Ranma's gone all weak kneed... 3 [Mousse looks on as Ryouga bursts into tears, and crouches down kneeling on the floor.] Ryouga: I can't keep it in at all, can I! Ryouga: Whaaa! Ryouga: Akane-sa-n 4 [The Guide approaches Ranma.] guide: O-kyaku-san, could you show me your hands. 5 [Mousse and Plum look on in shock.] Mousse: Thi, this is...! Plum: Aiya! 6 [The Guide, Plum and Mousse look at Ranma's hands - the threads have hardened around them.] Fx hardened threads: ping... Mousse: It's like hardened glass... guide: The threads have solidified. Page 14 1 [The Guide takes Akane's clothes off Ranma.] Fx Guide: (moving clothes) *gently...* Fx Ranma: *twitch* guide: It's good luck within bad that you couldn't move your hands, guide: If you clutched them too roughly, it would have been terrible. 2 [Ranma looks up.] Ranma: Re... 3 [Ranma rushes at the Guide, who twists out the way.] Fx Ranma: fwip Ranma: Return it...! guide: Aiya! 4 [Ranma falls into the table.] Fx Ranma: *trip over* Fx Ranma: crash Fx table: clatter clatter 5 [Ranma is on the floor among the broken table.] Ranma: Ugh... 6 [Pretty drawing of Akane in Japan, turning around and smiling.] Page 15 1 [Ranma lies on the ground against a pitch black frame.] Ranma: .oO(Akane...). 2 [Mousse looks at the Guide feeling through Akane's clothes.] Fx guide: (searching through clothes) rustle... Mousse: Hn? 3 [Closeup of Ranma looking down.] guide: {off} Okay, I got it. 4 [Ryouga looks on with tears pouring down his cheeks.] Ryouga: "Got it"... you don't mean... 5 [Ranma looks around, with tears running down his face.] Fx Ranma: *twitch* 6 [Closeup of some indistinct figure, looking vaguely like Akane.] Page 16 1 [A hand (presumably the Guide's) holds out a minature Akane, with a cloth wrapped around to towards Ranma.] Ranma: .oO(Ah...). 2 [Closeup of the Guide holding up a finger.] guide: She's dehydrated into a doll, guide: but there is just one way to save her. 3 [Ranma holds the doll Akane in his hands.] Ranma: .oO(She's alive...!?). Last modified January 30th 1998