Ranma 1/2 Part 405 Version: 0.800 Title: The Gekkaja's Power Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '96 #10, 6th Feb '96 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 [Saffron hangs in the air, surrounded by flame, while Ranma holds up the Gekkaja up in front of him.] Title: The Gekkaja's Power Page 2 1 [Closeup of Ranma, looking a bit grim, and damaged.] Ranma: .oO(Even if I cut his wings, they'll grow back...). Ranma: .oO(What'll I do!?). 2 [Saffron hands in the air in front of Ranma, surrounded by a large glow.] Fx Saffron: fwap... Saffron: Heh. 3 [Closeup of Saffron, smiling.] Saffron: If you want to defeat One, you must cut apart One's entire body. Saffron: But then... Page 3 1 [Saffron pulls off one of his own wings.] Saffron: to do that you need to get close to me!! Fx wing: crack-crack Fx wing: crunch 2 [Ranma looks on in shock.] Ranma: His own wing...!? 3 [Saffron throws the wing at Ranma, spinning quickly, and surrounded by flame.] Saffron: Koutei Kaen Yoku!! (Blazing Emperor Wing) Fx wing: whoosh Ranma: ! 4 [Ranma cuts apart the wing with the Gekkaja.] Ranma: Hya! Fx Gekkaja: *slice* Page 4 1 [The two remaining parts of the wing curve around.] Fx wings: *spin spin...* 2 [The wing parts smash into Ranma, knocking the Gekkaja out of his hands.] Fx wings: whack Ranma: Ugh. 3 [Ranma finds that he's dropped Akane.] Fx Akane: *slide* Ranma: Ah... 4 [Ranma tries to catch up to Akane.] Ranma: Akane...! 5 [Saffron is rushing through the air and preparing another fire-blast.] Fx Saffron: vwhip Fx fire-blast: hshht... Page 5 1 [Saffron fires the blast up at Ranma, though Akane gets hit by it first.] Fx flames: whoosh Ranma: ! 2 [Closeup of Akane surrounded by the flames.] Fx fire: crackle-crackle Fx air: hshht 3 [Ranma is in shock.] Ranma: .oO(Akane...!). Page 6 1 [A torrent of flames smash Ranma down into the ground, with the Gekkaja nearby.] Fx flames: roa-a-ar... Fx ground: wha-dump 2 [Saffron looks down at the smoking crater.] Fx sound: rumble... Saffron: Heh... Saffron: Even his bones were ashed, huh... 3 [Closeup of Saffron looking at something in surprise.] Saffron: Hn!? 4 [Ranma is lying in the middle of the crater, looking in one piece, at least.] Fx air: hshht 5 [Closeup of Ranma, looking somewhat cooked and a bit dazed.] Ranma: Uh... Page 7 1 [Saffron stares down in surprise.] Saffron: Wha-at!? Saffron: He lived through a direct hit of One's fire-ball...!? 2 [Ranma sits up suddenly.] Fx Ranma: *sit up abruptly* Ranma: A, Ranma: Akane-e! 3 [Ranma looks down to see doll-Akane dropping off him - she was on his chest.] Fx Akane: *drop off...* 4 [Closeup of Akane, lying face down on the ground.] Fx Akane: fwap... Fx Akane: hshht... 5 [Ranma picks up Akane, staring at her in surprise.] Ranma: Akane! Fx Akane: hshht 6 [Closeup of Akane, with her eyes mostly closed.] Ranma: .oO(She's hot...!?). Page 8 1 [Closeup of Saffron looking on.] Fx Saffron: shh... Saffron: So that's it... that girl... 2 [Flashback to when Akane touched the Kinjakan and got turned into a doll.] Saffron: is someone who has lost all the water inside them due to the high temperature of One's Kinjakan... 3 [Saffron is now standing a short distance from Ranma, who is crouching with Akane.] Saffron: Meaning she cannot be dried any further, huh... Ranma: Saffron... 4 [Closeup of Saffron.] Saffron: But who would have thought she'd absord the heat and become a shield for you... 5 [Closeup of Ranma, a bit surprised.] Ranma: .oO(Become a shield...!?). Page 9 1 [Ranma looks at Akane in surprise.] Ranma: .oO(Akane...). Ranma: ! 2 [Closeup of Akane's eyes, almost closed.] Ranma: .oO(Her eyes will soon close completely!?). 3 [View of Saffron.] Saffron: My condolences about the girl, but... Saffron: One has little time too... 4 [Ranma has stood up, somewhat shakily, looking at Saffron.] Fx Ranma: *stagger...* Ranma: Time...? 5 [Ranma spies the Gekkaja, sticking into the ground point first behind him.] Ranma: .oO(The Gekkaja...). 6 [Closeup of Saffron, with energy crackling around him.] Fx energy: rumble-rumble-rumble... Saffron: To gain the regulation ability, one again One must soak in the hot Cursed Spring, and complete the transformation... Saffron: In other words... Page 10 1 [Saffron fires another blast.] Saffron: You bastards will not be using the cold Cursed Spring! Fx flames: whoosh 2 [Ranma rushes to get the Gekkaja with the fire-ball close behind him.] Ranma: .oO(I'll take the Gekkaja and restore the Dragon Tap...). 3 [As Ranma grabs the shaft of the Gekkaja, but it bends perpendicular to the blade at the end.] Fx Gekkaja: crick Ranma: Yeek! 4 [Ranma is appaled.] Ranma: .oO(It...). Ranma: .oO(broke!!). Page 11 1 [Back in the chamber with the Dragon and Phoenix Tap, which is now open to the air, due to Saffron's blasts.] Fx sound: rumble... narration: Meanwhile, inside Jusendou 2 [All the guards are knocked out.] Fx guards: thud-thud 3 [Ryouga and Mousse stare in contempt at the guards, while in the background, the Jusenkyou Guide and Plum are looking at the water main.] Ryouga: Humph, Ryouga: wimps! Mousse: Now to destroy the water pipe. Page 12 1 [The old man, Korma and Masala are on the side of the cavern.] Fx old-man: *hide* Korma: Secret order!? old-man: Indeed. 2 [View of the Kinjakan stuck in the Phoenix Tap's head.] old-man: {off} Listen Korma, Masala, old-man: you must get the Kinjakan to Saffran-sama. 3 [Korma and Masala don't look too enthusiastic.] Korma: Huh? But... Masala: Gripping the burning Kinjakan for anyone lower than the Royal Family means being totally dried. 4 [The old man looks a bit worried at this.] old-man: Well, there is that. 5 [The old man moves Korma's and Masala's hands to play a game of Janken (Paper-Scissors-Stone), though the boys look rather annoyed.] old-man: Ja~an, ken... ( When deciding something by Janken, you say "jan, ken," then "pon" and then make your choice. Saying 'pon' again would indicate another round.) 6 [Masala and Korma kick the old man flying towards the Kinjakan.] Masala: You get it! Korma: You're already rather dried up. Fx old-man: (comical style) *kick* old-man: _Ah~h~h~h_! Page 13 1 [Meanwhile Shampoo and Kiima are battling each other. Shampoo makes a flying kick at Kiima, who has her back to the side of the cavern. Shampoo misses and smashes some rocks.] Shampoo: Destroy! Fx rocks: wham ( In manga, and Ranma 1/2, often when people make an attack they say 'ha', but with the kanji for 'destroy' - it's the same 'ha' as in Hiryuu Shouten Ha.) 2 [Kiima does her wing attack.] Fx air: *slice* Kiima: Suichou Senzan Yoku!! (Water-Bird 1000-slice Wing) 3 [The slices spread over the cavern, nearly hitting the old man (who is near the Phoenix Tap), and one takes a slice off the head, including the Kinjakan.] Fx Dragon Tap: thwack 4 [Korma and Masala are impressed.] Korma: Ohh, she did it! Masala: The old man and middle-aged woman certainly are great!! 5 [Kiima whacks Korma and Masala on the head.] Kiima: Who're middle aged! Fx Korma and Masala: clunk Page 14 1 [Back to where we left Saffron and Ranma a few pages back - Saffron firing his fire ball (more like a stream of fire).] Saffron: Now it ends! Fx flames: whoosh Saffron: Die, Ranma! 2 [The other end of the fire-stream is almost upon Ranma, trying to pry out the Gekkaja.] Fx flames: roa-a-ar Fx Gekkaja: *unmoving* Ranma: Ugh. 3 [Ranma dives behind a rock.] Fx flames: (exploding) *flash* 4 [Ranma looks on in surprise - the fire around the Gekkaja has gone.] Fx air: *cool* Ranma: !? Page 15 1 [View of the Gekkaja - a shallow crater has formed around it.] Fx air: hshht Fx : 2 [Ranma realises something important.] Ranma: That's... Ranma: water vapour!? 3 [Ranma looks from behind the rock at the Gekkaja.] Fx air: hshht... Ranma: .oO(What's this mean!?). Ranma: .oO(There shouldn't be any moisture over there...). 4 [Closeup of Ranma having a sudden realisation.] Ranma: .oO(Ah!). Ranma: .oO(Maybe...). 5 [Ranam rushes forwards.] Ranma: .oO(the shape the Gekkaja's in...). Ranma: .oO(is not because it broke...). Fx Ranma: *dash* 6 [Saffron is in the air above Ranma, preparing another strike.] Fx Saffron: hshht Saffron: You're a fool, to come over... Page 16 1 [Ranma throws up something.] Ranma: Take on this! Fx Ranma: swish 2 [Saffron sees what appears to be Akane thrown up at him.] Fx Akane: *spin about...* Saffron: ! 3 [Closeup of Saffron.] Saffron: You arsehole... using the girl who gave her life to become a shield... Saffron: Despicable creep! 4 [Closeup of 'Akane' - it's a stick with doll-Akane's clothes on. This is called "Utushi-mi no Jutsu" - "Fake-body Art", and if often associated with ninja's, though normally a log is used. Ranma has done this before - against Herb, for example, though for himself.] Saffron: {off} Ah! 5 [Saffron blasts the twig in anger.] Saffron: Damn you! A fake! Fx flames: whoosh Fx twin: *melt* 6 [Closeup of Ranma, with Akane in his shirt.] Ranma: .oO(You bet it is.). 7 [Ranma has taken the Gekkaja, but is facing down another fire-ball.] Fx fire: roa-a-ar... Fx Ranma: shh Page 17 1 [Ranma swings the Gekkaja into the ground in front of him - the prongs of the Gekkaja stick into the ground.] Ranma: Hya! Fx ground: whack 2 [Ranma pulls up the Gekkaja, which takes up a massive boulder, which is glittering.] Ranma: {straining} Hnyaaahhh!! Fx boulder: thlock Fx boulder: ding... ( Not surprising that Ranma's straining - that boulder would weigh many tons - one cubic meter of water would weigh 1 ton, and rock is denser, and that boulder is several cubic meters big. He's also pulling it out of the ground, at the end of a poll, and doing it fast.) 3 [The fire hits the boulder, which seems to start melting a little.] Fx fire: roa-a-ar... Fx boulder: sizzle... 4 [Closeup of Ranma.] Ranma: .oO(Just as I thought!!). Ranma: .oO(The Gekkaja has the power to even cool rock in an instant!!). Ranma: .oO(That's why water vapour came out from a place which has no water!!). Page 18 1 [Ranma starts hacking up the ground, creating lots of ice-covered rocks, so fast you see three of him at once.] Ranma: .oO(...In which case...). Fx ground: 2 [Saffron fires down another blast from above.] Saffron: Dman fool, what will ploughing the ground achieve!! Fx blast: ka-boom 3 [View of Ranma from Saffron's point of view - Ranma has carved up a spiral of ice, and is standing in the centre.] Fx air: whoosh... 4 [Closeup of Ranma.] Ranma: Heh, Ranma: get ready for a real close shave, Saffron. ( Actually, Ranma literally says "wash your neck", which is a rather colourful way of saying "prepare to die".) Page 19 1 [Diagram of the ice spiral, and Saffron's fire-blast approaching, with arrows spiraling up from the ice.] Ranma: .oO(When the ball of fire smashes into the ice spiral,). Ranma: .oO(the large amount of steam will cause a extreme temperature difference, and a rising air current will occur.). 2 [Ranma makes an upward punch at nothing, but the ground explodes up around him.] Ranma: .oO(I will finish things off at once!!). Fx blast: *cool* 3 [Closeup of Ranma.] Ranma: Eat this! Hiyuu Shouten Ha!! (Dragon flying to Heaven Death Blow) Fx blast: wham Page 20 1 [Saffron finds himself caught up in a rush of air.] Fx air: whoosh Saffron: !! 2 [View of the large tornado.] Fx air: who-o-o-o-sh 3 [Inside the cavern, Ryouga and Mousse look out, while the Guide looks at the pipe. They've been trying to break it, but nothing has worked - there are fist-marks, foot-marks, cuts and Ryouga's also tried to Bakusai Tenketsu it, all to no effect.] guide: It hasn't even cracked. Ryouga: Hn!? Mousse: A tornado... Page 21 1 [Korma and Masala, who are trying to bring the Kinjakan look on in panic.] Korma: Ack! Masala: Eek! Fx wind: who-o-o-sh... 2 [Inside Saffron is going for a little spin.] Saffron: Heh, whatever kind of exaggerated move you think this is... 3 [Closeup of Saffron.] Saffron: you are a fool! Saffron: Since One has wings, a mere tornado does not damage [at all]... 4 [Saffron turns his head to see Ranma almost upon him, attacking from behind with the Gekkaja.] Fx wind: who-o-o-sh... Ranma: You wish!! Page 22 1 [Ranma swings the Gekkaja at Saffron, who throws up his arm, and the Gekkaja sticks into it.] Ranma: Eat this! The Gekkaja! Fx Saffron: whack 2 [Saffron's arm and the left side of his face freezes, or is covered by ice at least.] Fx ice: crink-crink 3 [Closeup of Ranma.] Fx Ranma: *force down Gekkaja* Ranma: Heh, Ranma: I'm well aware that a mere toronado wouldn't blow you away! 4 [View of Ranma and Saffron, swinning around in the tornado, with the left side of Saffron's body turning into ice.] Ranma: My plan was just to get in close to you! Fx ice: crink-crink Saffron: Da... damn you. Page 23 1 [Closeup of Ranma, with doll-Akane stuck in the top of his shirt.] Ranma: .oO(Don't close your eyes, Akane.). Ranma: .oO(It's not long now.). 2 [Ranma turns to see the spinning hoop of the Kinjakan coming at him.] Fx hoop: whizz Ranma: ! 3 [Ranma moves out the way, and the hoop smashes through Saffron's frozen arm.] Ranma: Uwha! Fx hoop: ka-rash 4 [Ranma is seperated from Saffron, with a frozen arm still attached to the Gekkaja.] Fx air: who-o-o-sh Ranma: Dammit... 5 [Saffron looks up to see the Kinjakan, the hoop, and Korma and Masala, who are both unconscious.] Fx hoop: *spin spin* Saffron: The Kinjakan!! Page 24 1 [Saffron grabs the Kinjakan and the hoop slots back into the staff.] Saffron: Heh. Fx hoop: ka-shink 2 [Closeup of Saffron.] Saffron: Unlucky guy. Saffron: Just try smashing Oneself with another attack!! Fx Saffron: sha 3 [Ranma responds, taking the frozen bits off the Gekkaja.] Ranma: If you want it, you're going to get it! 4 [Ranma swings the Gekkaja at Saffron, who blocks with the Kinjakan.] Fx weapons: clash 5 [Ranma looks on in shock at something, with light shining around him.] Fx light: flash Ranma: !! Last modified June 7th 1999