SISTER TO THE AMAZONS
by Wray Loflin
Disclaimer: Ranma and company belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Please don`t sue me as I have no money. This is just for entertainment only.( ) indicates thought, * * indicates Mandarin or Chinese, bold letters are shouting, indicates writing. Thanks to my prereaders Josh Temple, and Folkan.
Chapter One
It was still the twilight of early morning when two figures entered the mist covered valley of Jusenkyo. The older heavyset of the pair said to the younger man, "My boy, we have reached the final training ground of our journey."
Through the heavy covering of morning fog, one could barely make out bamboo poles sticking out of the many pools of water. The sun was just starting to appear over the mountains that surrounded the oblong valley. There was an eerie silence that seemed to hang over the mist covered valley. It was as if nature itself, was holding it`s breath for some reason.
Ranma, looked at the training grounds with a skeptical eye. "It doesn`t look that hard old man, at least the heavy mist will make it a little bit more of a challenge. Besides making it harder to see, it should make the poles a little slick."
Genma, ran and leapt upon a pole, showing more finesse than a man his weight and size should have. "Follow me, boy, I`m not going to give you any slack."
Ranma, leapt gracefully to a pole in an adjacent pool. "That`s, how I like it old man. Don`t complain to much when I beat you."
The guide yawning, came out of his shack just having been rudely woken up by the noise of the two men. *"The pools are dangerous, Mr. Customers, it would be very bad for you, if you happen to fall in."* The guide, seeing that they are Japanese, tries again in Japanese, but was ignored. He then turned around and went in his shack to prepare some hot water. Knowing that it would more than likely needed before long. The springs, as if they had a life of their own, seldom let anyone get away without having received a curse from them.
. Genma and Ranma, couldn`t hear the guide over their yells and just ignored him. Genma jumped at Ranma and did a crescent kick that Ranma deftly avoided by jumping at the last second to another pole. "You`ve got to do better than that old man. You`re getting slow, I guess it`s about time, I put you in a old age home." "I`m still young enough to whip you`re butt." Ranma, continued to dodge Genma, pole to pole. Biding his time until Genma, made a mistake, giving Ranma, the chance to kick him into a waiting pool below. He then perched on the bamboo pole waiting for Genma to come up. " I guess I win this time old man." All of the sudden the surface of the pool started to boil. Then out of the pool jumped a giant panda with a pair of glasses hanging off one of its ears.
"What the hell is going on here?" Ranma demanded, as he jumped to another pole.
The giant panda started to attack Ranma. Ranma continued to jump pole to pole to avoid the panda. " Pops is that you?"
Genma not having realized he had been changed into a giant panda. His mind to set on getting revenge on Ranma for kicking him into the pool, continued to attack. Ranma kept avoiding the attacks, until he landed upon a bamboo pole on the far side of the valley. The pole being old in age, and mostly rotten gave way under the weight of Ranma. Falling, Ranma thought ( What the hell am I going to get changed into?)
After landing in the pool, Ranma felt a tingle go through his body. After coming to the surface, Ranma made his way over to the bank to climb out. Thinking ( At least I believe I`m still human.) Climbing out of the pool Ranma felt some kind of weight upon his chest. Ranma looked down at his open gi and saw a large pair of breasts, and then he felt in his pants. Not having felt what should have been there (Shit! I`m a girl.) Looked at the panda a little ways off, "POPS, THIS IS ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT" screamed Ranma.
Genma, having seen the anger in his son`s, now daughter`s, eyes started to run as if his life depended on it. Later after having chased the panda around the valley for a few hours. Ranma, finally came back to the guide`s shack.
The guide was waiting with some hot water, "Sir, fall in spring of drowned girl."
"Is there any cure?"
"No cure, curse permanent. Can change back with hot water, but next time hit with cold water change back into girl. Must learn to live with curse."
"Why didn`t someone warn us about the curses?"
"Try, Mr. customers made to much noise to hear."
Later that day, after Genma had returned, the guide led them to the Joketsuzoku village a few miles from the springs. They entered the village in their cursed forms courtesy of a waterfall they had recently passed.
The guide motioned to them, "Mr. Customer`s in luck village having yearly tournament to find best warrior of generation."
Genma, not having paid attention to the guide, took off after having smelt food.
Ranma, having heard about a fight decided to follow the guide to watch it. She was just in time to watch the final match. The fighters were two girls about her own age. The larger one around six feet tall and heavily muscled. The shorter girl was just a little taller than Ranma, was now and quite beautiful, with a vibrant head of lavender colored hair. They were facing off on a giant log that was suspended from two large rigid frames on each end. The larger girl was using two short swords, while the smaller was using a pair of bonbori. The smaller girl was deflecting all the larger girls blows with her bonbori. This went on for five to ten minutes until the smaller girl got an opening, and hit the larger girl simultaneously on side the of her head, and on her legs sending her off the log. She then raised her hands in victory.
Ranma heard *"Xian Pu is the winner"* and turned to find her father pigging out at the food laden table. Having seen the sign on the table, Ranma, turned to ask the guide, "What does the sign say?''
"First prize."
"Shit! Pops can`t you control your appetite for once?"
Xian Pu having heard Ranma yelling at the panda asked, *"You there, outsider girl, why did you let your pet eat my food?"*
"Pops, what the hell have you gotten me into now?" Ranma turned to the guide to translate what Xian Pu had said.
"She wants to know why you let your father eat her prize."
"Tell her my name is Ranma, and that I`m sorry about pops eating her prize."
The guide translated what Ranma said.
. *"I will take the panda in place of the prize, it should make a good rug."*
The guide translated for Ranma.
Genma, having heard what was said pulled out a sign that had written on it Boy fight her for me, I don`t want to be a rug.
Ranma sighed, "Tell her I will fight her. If I win, the prize is mine, if she wins, she can have the panda."
The guide translated, then Ranma jumped upon the log thirty feet away. Xian Pu followed and jumped upon the log. Ranma faced her in a loose stance ready to fight. Xian Pu started off by swinging at Ranma`s side. Ranma deftly avoided the blow by leaning back, letting it miss her by inches. Xian Pu then aimed a blow at Ranma`s legs. Which she avoided by leaping and somersaulting over Xian Pu`s head, twisting while in midair to face her. At the sight of this Xian Pu`s respect of Ranma, rose a substantial bit. Ranma then continued to dodge Xian Pu`s attacks with ease, until she decided to end the fight. The next time Xian Pu launched a blow at Ranma`s head. Ranma leaned back to make Xian Pu overextend, then she dropped down and did a classic legsweep. Xian Pu lost her balance and fell off the log.
Ranma, then jumped down and approached Xian Pu, with her hand out. Just as Xian Pu was about to give Ranma, the kiss of death on her cheek. Ranma bowed her head to apologize for her fathers behavior, she received the kiss on her forehead, which tingled.
The guide having seen this mistakenly called out "Mr. Customer receive dreaded kiss of death, she promise to hunt you down and kill you."
Genma after hearing this grabbed Ranma, and started running for his life. While her father carried her, Ranma was thinking of Xian Pu [ hearing someone say that she was going to kill you kinda grips you like that ] combined with adrenaline from the fight, the redhead began to unknowingly and slowly morph into the twin of Xian Pu.
Later Genma slowed down enough to look at Ranma. On seeing someone other than his redheaded son/daughter. Thought to himself (Shit! I grabbed the wrong person when I ran.) He then stopped putting Ranma down and pulled out a sign Where is that worthless son of mine?
Ranma after reading the sign replied "I`m right in front of you pops, are your eyes playing tricks on you now?"
"No your not my son, you`re the girl, Ranma fought."
Ranma, shook her head upon reading this and some lavender colored hair crossed her face. Seeing this Ranma exclaimed "Now I`ve got lavender colored hair, must be something to do with the curse."
Genma still didn`t believe Ranma.
"Lets get some hot water, and I`ll show you that it`s me, pops."
Meanwhile, back at the village. Xian Pu was telling Ku Lon what happened. *"Great grandmother, I lost a fight to a girl from outside of our tribe."*
*"Did you give her the kiss of death, grand daughter?"*
*"No great grandmother, just when I was about to kiss her on the cheek she bowed her head, and I kissed her on the forehead."*
*"Is she still in the village?"*
*"No she`s not after I gave the kiss the Jusenkyo guide called out the kiss of death. Then the girl`s pet panda grabbed her and ran off."*
Ku Lon upon hearing this fell down laughing. *"Well so instead of promising to kill her, you accidentally made her your sister."*
*"Yes, great grandmother."*
*"Well, it looks like you have to follow her, and tell her she`s now you`re sister and a member of the tribe."*
*"Yes, great grandmother."*
*"We`ll go see the guide to find out if he knows where the girl was heading. Remember when you find her, you being her adopted sister must instruct her in our ways."
They went to the guide and found out that Ranma was heading to Tokyo, Japan. With Ranma and her pet panda having at least a half day lead on her, Xian Pu, decided to follow the panda`s trail out of the village. Telling Ku Lon that as soon as she caught up with Ranma she would get word back to her.
Genma and Ranma, in the meantime having heated some water to change back to normal were having a discussion.
"Well, your curse does have some advantages."
"Yeah, and what are those? Old man."
"You at least stay human even though it is as a weak little girl. You won`t be having someone wanting to put you in some zoo."
"No, just someone wanting to marry me."
" If you can figure out how you changed into that girl from the village will give you the advantage over an enemy."
"And how is that?"
"By having the ability to look like someone else gives you additional ways to find out your opponent`s weaknesses."
"I guess that could be one use of the curse. But, I don`t know how I changed into Shampoo."
"You didn`t change into a hair care product."
"That`s what her name is, pops."
"Well, all I can say is that you`re just going to have to treat it as a type of martial arts training. Whenever you are attempting learn of a new style of martial arts, you need to do some research on it. Look for some old scrolls to learn it from. I`d say you maybe able to do the same with your curse."
"Maybe so pops, but I think we need to keep my ability a secret."
Days later when Genma and Ranma had gotten temporarily separated. Just after Ranma had gotten done doing some research, that might give him a clue on why he had the ability to shapeshift in his cursed form. Ranma had gotten splashed by cold water being thrown out from an open window above him. "Why me." she said to herself while squeezing the water out of her shirt. Minutes later Ranma heard.
*"Ranma, I have found you, my sister."*
Ranma, not being able to understand Mandarin thought ( Shit! it`s Shampoo she`s found me and wants to kill me). Ranma decided not wanting to fight Shampoo, chose to try to get away instead and find some hot water. Upon seeing small restaurant Ranma ducked into it to get away. After entering Ranma spotted the restroom and headed there to get some hot water. Upon entering the restroom Ranma glanced at a mirror that was hanging on the wall. In it`s reflection Ranma could see that she had become Shampoo`s twin again. After getting some hot water to change back to normal Ranma had the idea that getting excited, or scared had something to do with his ability to shapeshift.
About a week later Xian Pu had caught up with Ranma again, and cornered her before Ranma was able to get some hot water. In bad Japanese Xian Pu tried to talk to Ranma. "Ranma, Shampoo no try to kill."
"You gave me the kiss of death in the village, Shampoo."
"No, Shampoo give Ranma, kiss of sisterhood. Now Ranma, Shampoo`s sister. Guide mistaken."
Due to the adrenaline from the chase, and the shock of what she just heard slowly morphed into Shampoo`s twin in front of her.
Shampoo watched as Ranma morphed into her twin, other than her clothes, Ranma looked identical to Shampoo. " What Ranma?"
"It`s a curse, I picked it up at Jusenkyo."
Shampoo, thought a minute before saying anything. "Is curse, Ranma still Shampoo`s sister."
"I`m really a boy, I fell into the spring of drowned girl."
"It no matter Ranma, really boy, Ranma, girl when adopted, now in eyes of tribe, Ranma, girl, Shampoo`s sister."
"Why did you follow me any way?"
"Ranma, Amazon now, must learn ways of sister Amazons."
" I`m heading back to Japan with my father."
" Shampoo go with Ranma to Japan, teach Amazon ways."
"We`ll have to talk to my father about that."
"Who father? No see in village."
"Yes, you did, he has a curse to. He changes into the giant panda that ate the first prize."
"Go see Panda-man, Shampoo convince him."
They started off to find Genma. A few hours later after Ranma had gotten some hot water to change back into a boy, They came across Genma just outside of the town, at the camp he had just set up.
Genma, on having seen Ranma with Shampoo asked, " Boy, what are you doing with that girl she`s been hunting you to kill you?"
"No she`s not. The guide was mistaken when he said that it was the kiss of death. It was the kiss of sisterhood, and now Shampoo considers me her sister."
"Boy, didn`t you tell her you`re really a boy."
"Yeah, I did, she said it doesn`t matter. Right, Shampoo?"
"Shampoo, tell sister it no matter, girl when adopted. In eyes of tribe, Ranma, girl."
"I thought she couldn`t speak Japanese, boy."
"Panda-man, Shampoo learning Japanese. Shampoo`s sister, Japanese."
"Boy, why is she calling me, Panda-man?"
"Well pops, I guess it is because I told her that your curse was a panda."
"What else does she want, boy?"
"She wants to go with me back to Japan."
"No, boy."
"Ranma, Shampoo`s, sister Amazon now, Panda-man. Must learn Amazon ways. Shampoo go with sister, teach Amazon ways. No, take no for answer."
"Shampoo send word to great grandmother find sister, ask about curse. Great grandmother may know why sister can change shape."
"Pops, she is dead set on going with me."
"Shampoo, go with sister, teach ways. Spar with sister."
"Boy, I guess she can come you can always use someone to spar with even if it is a weak girl."
"Shampoo not weak, Panda-man. Shampoo, Amazon, great warriors." Then she proceeded to knock Genma out with multiple blows to the head with her bonbori.
Later that night when they decided to go to sleep, a problem came up. They only had two tents, one was already filled completely by a large panda. Genma had decided because of the chill in the air, he would be warmer if he slept as a panda. That left only one tent, and it felt like there was a chance of rain in the air.
"Shampoo, you sleep in the tent, and I will sleep out here by the fire tonight."
"Sister, sleep in tent with Shampoo."
"It wouldn`t be right, Shampoo, you are a girl, and I am a boy. Boys and girls shouldn`t sleep together."
Shampoo went and got some water, then she threw it on Ranma. "Ranma, girl, sleep with sister now."
In the weeks that followed as they made their way towards the coast of China. Ranma helped Shampoo learn to speak Japanese better, and she helped him learn Chinese. She also worked with Ranma to get him over his problem of not wanting to spar with girls. She also had him sparring the majority of the time as a girl. So that Ranma would get used to the differences in the way he moved in each of his forms. She also showed Ranma, that his female form was more tolerant to pain. Genma just got hit a lot for saying something stupid to Shampoo. He also got his memory wiped of any knowledge of Ranma`s ability to change into other girls, by Shampoo. This was a result of Ranma telling her offhanded that he wished that Genma didn`t know about his ability. She did it mainly because she saw it as her duty to Ranma, as her sister to protect her from any perceived threats.
When they had reached the coast, Ranma realized that both he and Shampoo needed passports. He needed a new passport for his cursed form, and Shampoo, needed one to be able to enter Japan legally. Since they both needed to earn money to pay their way to Japan, and to obtain passports had gotten work. Of course the only jobs available at the time were as waitresses. Ranma spent the majority of the next month and a half as a girl, so he gradually became used to the fact that he would always be both a boy and a girl. That, and because Shampoo always referred to him as her sister, no matter what form he was in at the time. After having gotten their new passports and earning enough money for passage to Japan, they set off for their final leg of the journey.
by Wray Loflin
Disclaimer: Ranma and company belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Please don`t sue me as I have no money. This is just for entertainment only.( ) indicates thought, * * indicates Mandarin or Chinese, bold letters are shouting, indicates writing. Thanks to my prereaders Josh Temple, and Folkan.
Chapter One
It was still the twilight of early morning when two figures entered the mist covered valley of Jusenkyo. The older heavyset of the pair said to the younger man, "My boy, we have reached the final training ground of our journey."
Through the heavy covering of morning fog, one could barely make out bamboo poles sticking out of the many pools of water. The sun was just starting to appear over the mountains that surrounded the oblong valley. There was an eerie silence that seemed to hang over the mist covered valley. It was as if nature itself, was holding it`s breath for some reason.
Ranma, looked at the training grounds with a skeptical eye. "It doesn`t look that hard old man, at least the heavy mist will make it a little bit more of a challenge. Besides making it harder to see, it should make the poles a little slick."
Genma, ran and leapt upon a pole, showing more finesse than a man his weight and size should have. "Follow me, boy, I`m not going to give you any slack."
Ranma, leapt gracefully to a pole in an adjacent pool. "That`s, how I like it old man. Don`t complain to much when I beat you."
The guide yawning, came out of his shack just having been rudely woken up by the noise of the two men. *"The pools are dangerous, Mr. Customers, it would be very bad for you, if you happen to fall in."* The guide, seeing that they are Japanese, tries again in Japanese, but was ignored. He then turned around and went in his shack to prepare some hot water. Knowing that it would more than likely needed before long. The springs, as if they had a life of their own, seldom let anyone get away without having received a curse from them.
. Genma and Ranma, couldn`t hear the guide over their yells and just ignored him. Genma jumped at Ranma and did a crescent kick that Ranma deftly avoided by jumping at the last second to another pole. "You`ve got to do better than that old man. You`re getting slow, I guess it`s about time, I put you in a old age home." "I`m still young enough to whip you`re butt." Ranma, continued to dodge Genma, pole to pole. Biding his time until Genma, made a mistake, giving Ranma, the chance to kick him into a waiting pool below. He then perched on the bamboo pole waiting for Genma to come up. " I guess I win this time old man." All of the sudden the surface of the pool started to boil. Then out of the pool jumped a giant panda with a pair of glasses hanging off one of its ears.
"What the hell is going on here?" Ranma demanded, as he jumped to another pole.
The giant panda started to attack Ranma. Ranma continued to jump pole to pole to avoid the panda. " Pops is that you?"
Genma not having realized he had been changed into a giant panda. His mind to set on getting revenge on Ranma for kicking him into the pool, continued to attack. Ranma kept avoiding the attacks, until he landed upon a bamboo pole on the far side of the valley. The pole being old in age, and mostly rotten gave way under the weight of Ranma. Falling, Ranma thought ( What the hell am I going to get changed into?)
After landing in the pool, Ranma felt a tingle go through his body. After coming to the surface, Ranma made his way over to the bank to climb out. Thinking ( At least I believe I`m still human.) Climbing out of the pool Ranma felt some kind of weight upon his chest. Ranma looked down at his open gi and saw a large pair of breasts, and then he felt in his pants. Not having felt what should have been there (Shit! I`m a girl.) Looked at the panda a little ways off, "POPS, THIS IS ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT" screamed Ranma.
Genma, having seen the anger in his son`s, now daughter`s, eyes started to run as if his life depended on it. Later after having chased the panda around the valley for a few hours. Ranma, finally came back to the guide`s shack.
The guide was waiting with some hot water, "Sir, fall in spring of drowned girl."
"Is there any cure?"
"No cure, curse permanent. Can change back with hot water, but next time hit with cold water change back into girl. Must learn to live with curse."
"Why didn`t someone warn us about the curses?"
"Try, Mr. customers made to much noise to hear."
Later that day, after Genma had returned, the guide led them to the Joketsuzoku village a few miles from the springs. They entered the village in their cursed forms courtesy of a waterfall they had recently passed.
The guide motioned to them, "Mr. Customer`s in luck village having yearly tournament to find best warrior of generation."
Genma, not having paid attention to the guide, took off after having smelt food.
Ranma, having heard about a fight decided to follow the guide to watch it. She was just in time to watch the final match. The fighters were two girls about her own age. The larger one around six feet tall and heavily muscled. The shorter girl was just a little taller than Ranma, was now and quite beautiful, with a vibrant head of lavender colored hair. They were facing off on a giant log that was suspended from two large rigid frames on each end. The larger girl was using two short swords, while the smaller was using a pair of bonbori. The smaller girl was deflecting all the larger girls blows with her bonbori. This went on for five to ten minutes until the smaller girl got an opening, and hit the larger girl simultaneously on side the of her head, and on her legs sending her off the log. She then raised her hands in victory.
Ranma heard *"Xian Pu is the winner"* and turned to find her father pigging out at the food laden table. Having seen the sign on the table, Ranma, turned to ask the guide, "What does the sign say?''
"First prize."
"Shit! Pops can`t you control your appetite for once?"
Xian Pu having heard Ranma yelling at the panda asked, *"You there, outsider girl, why did you let your pet eat my food?"*
"Pops, what the hell have you gotten me into now?" Ranma turned to the guide to translate what Xian Pu had said.
"She wants to know why you let your father eat her prize."
"Tell her my name is Ranma, and that I`m sorry about pops eating her prize."
The guide translated what Ranma said.
. *"I will take the panda in place of the prize, it should make a good rug."*
The guide translated for Ranma.
Genma, having heard what was said pulled out a sign that had written on it Boy fight her for me, I don`t want to be a rug.
Ranma sighed, "Tell her I will fight her. If I win, the prize is mine, if she wins, she can have the panda."
The guide translated, then Ranma jumped upon the log thirty feet away. Xian Pu followed and jumped upon the log. Ranma faced her in a loose stance ready to fight. Xian Pu started off by swinging at Ranma`s side. Ranma deftly avoided the blow by leaning back, letting it miss her by inches. Xian Pu then aimed a blow at Ranma`s legs. Which she avoided by leaping and somersaulting over Xian Pu`s head, twisting while in midair to face her. At the sight of this Xian Pu`s respect of Ranma, rose a substantial bit. Ranma then continued to dodge Xian Pu`s attacks with ease, until she decided to end the fight. The next time Xian Pu launched a blow at Ranma`s head. Ranma leaned back to make Xian Pu overextend, then she dropped down and did a classic legsweep. Xian Pu lost her balance and fell off the log.
Ranma, then jumped down and approached Xian Pu, with her hand out. Just as Xian Pu was about to give Ranma, the kiss of death on her cheek. Ranma bowed her head to apologize for her fathers behavior, she received the kiss on her forehead, which tingled.
The guide having seen this mistakenly called out "Mr. Customer receive dreaded kiss of death, she promise to hunt you down and kill you."
Genma after hearing this grabbed Ranma, and started running for his life. While her father carried her, Ranma was thinking of Xian Pu [ hearing someone say that she was going to kill you kinda grips you like that ] combined with adrenaline from the fight, the redhead began to unknowingly and slowly morph into the twin of Xian Pu.
Later Genma slowed down enough to look at Ranma. On seeing someone other than his redheaded son/daughter. Thought to himself (Shit! I grabbed the wrong person when I ran.) He then stopped putting Ranma down and pulled out a sign Where is that worthless son of mine?
Ranma after reading the sign replied "I`m right in front of you pops, are your eyes playing tricks on you now?"
"No your not my son, you`re the girl, Ranma fought."
Ranma, shook her head upon reading this and some lavender colored hair crossed her face. Seeing this Ranma exclaimed "Now I`ve got lavender colored hair, must be something to do with the curse."
Genma still didn`t believe Ranma.
"Lets get some hot water, and I`ll show you that it`s me, pops."
Meanwhile, back at the village. Xian Pu was telling Ku Lon what happened. *"Great grandmother, I lost a fight to a girl from outside of our tribe."*
*"Did you give her the kiss of death, grand daughter?"*
*"No great grandmother, just when I was about to kiss her on the cheek she bowed her head, and I kissed her on the forehead."*
*"Is she still in the village?"*
*"No she`s not after I gave the kiss the Jusenkyo guide called out the kiss of death. Then the girl`s pet panda grabbed her and ran off."*
Ku Lon upon hearing this fell down laughing. *"Well so instead of promising to kill her, you accidentally made her your sister."*
*"Yes, great grandmother."*
*"Well, it looks like you have to follow her, and tell her she`s now you`re sister and a member of the tribe."*
*"Yes, great grandmother."*
*"We`ll go see the guide to find out if he knows where the girl was heading. Remember when you find her, you being her adopted sister must instruct her in our ways."
They went to the guide and found out that Ranma was heading to Tokyo, Japan. With Ranma and her pet panda having at least a half day lead on her, Xian Pu, decided to follow the panda`s trail out of the village. Telling Ku Lon that as soon as she caught up with Ranma she would get word back to her.
Genma and Ranma, in the meantime having heated some water to change back to normal were having a discussion.
"Well, your curse does have some advantages."
"Yeah, and what are those? Old man."
"You at least stay human even though it is as a weak little girl. You won`t be having someone wanting to put you in some zoo."
"No, just someone wanting to marry me."
" If you can figure out how you changed into that girl from the village will give you the advantage over an enemy."
"And how is that?"
"By having the ability to look like someone else gives you additional ways to find out your opponent`s weaknesses."
"I guess that could be one use of the curse. But, I don`t know how I changed into Shampoo."
"You didn`t change into a hair care product."
"That`s what her name is, pops."
"Well, all I can say is that you`re just going to have to treat it as a type of martial arts training. Whenever you are attempting learn of a new style of martial arts, you need to do some research on it. Look for some old scrolls to learn it from. I`d say you maybe able to do the same with your curse."
"Maybe so pops, but I think we need to keep my ability a secret."
Days later when Genma and Ranma had gotten temporarily separated. Just after Ranma had gotten done doing some research, that might give him a clue on why he had the ability to shapeshift in his cursed form. Ranma had gotten splashed by cold water being thrown out from an open window above him. "Why me." she said to herself while squeezing the water out of her shirt. Minutes later Ranma heard.
*"Ranma, I have found you, my sister."*
Ranma, not being able to understand Mandarin thought ( Shit! it`s Shampoo she`s found me and wants to kill me). Ranma decided not wanting to fight Shampoo, chose to try to get away instead and find some hot water. Upon seeing small restaurant Ranma ducked into it to get away. After entering Ranma spotted the restroom and headed there to get some hot water. Upon entering the restroom Ranma glanced at a mirror that was hanging on the wall. In it`s reflection Ranma could see that she had become Shampoo`s twin again. After getting some hot water to change back to normal Ranma had the idea that getting excited, or scared had something to do with his ability to shapeshift.
About a week later Xian Pu had caught up with Ranma again, and cornered her before Ranma was able to get some hot water. In bad Japanese Xian Pu tried to talk to Ranma. "Ranma, Shampoo no try to kill."
"You gave me the kiss of death in the village, Shampoo."
"No, Shampoo give Ranma, kiss of sisterhood. Now Ranma, Shampoo`s sister. Guide mistaken."
Due to the adrenaline from the chase, and the shock of what she just heard slowly morphed into Shampoo`s twin in front of her.
Shampoo watched as Ranma morphed into her twin, other than her clothes, Ranma looked identical to Shampoo. " What Ranma?"
"It`s a curse, I picked it up at Jusenkyo."
Shampoo, thought a minute before saying anything. "Is curse, Ranma still Shampoo`s sister."
"I`m really a boy, I fell into the spring of drowned girl."
"It no matter Ranma, really boy, Ranma, girl when adopted, now in eyes of tribe, Ranma, girl, Shampoo`s sister."
"Why did you follow me any way?"
"Ranma, Amazon now, must learn ways of sister Amazons."
" I`m heading back to Japan with my father."
" Shampoo go with Ranma to Japan, teach Amazon ways."
"We`ll have to talk to my father about that."
"Who father? No see in village."
"Yes, you did, he has a curse to. He changes into the giant panda that ate the first prize."
"Go see Panda-man, Shampoo convince him."
They started off to find Genma. A few hours later after Ranma had gotten some hot water to change back into a boy, They came across Genma just outside of the town, at the camp he had just set up.
Genma, on having seen Ranma with Shampoo asked, " Boy, what are you doing with that girl she`s been hunting you to kill you?"
"No she`s not. The guide was mistaken when he said that it was the kiss of death. It was the kiss of sisterhood, and now Shampoo considers me her sister."
"Boy, didn`t you tell her you`re really a boy."
"Yeah, I did, she said it doesn`t matter. Right, Shampoo?"
"Shampoo, tell sister it no matter, girl when adopted. In eyes of tribe, Ranma, girl."
"I thought she couldn`t speak Japanese, boy."
"Panda-man, Shampoo learning Japanese. Shampoo`s sister, Japanese."
"Boy, why is she calling me, Panda-man?"
"Well pops, I guess it is because I told her that your curse was a panda."
"What else does she want, boy?"
"She wants to go with me back to Japan."
"No, boy."
"Ranma, Shampoo`s, sister Amazon now, Panda-man. Must learn Amazon ways. Shampoo go with sister, teach Amazon ways. No, take no for answer."
"Shampoo send word to great grandmother find sister, ask about curse. Great grandmother may know why sister can change shape."
"Pops, she is dead set on going with me."
"Shampoo, go with sister, teach ways. Spar with sister."
"Boy, I guess she can come you can always use someone to spar with even if it is a weak girl."
"Shampoo not weak, Panda-man. Shampoo, Amazon, great warriors." Then she proceeded to knock Genma out with multiple blows to the head with her bonbori.
Later that night when they decided to go to sleep, a problem came up. They only had two tents, one was already filled completely by a large panda. Genma had decided because of the chill in the air, he would be warmer if he slept as a panda. That left only one tent, and it felt like there was a chance of rain in the air.
"Shampoo, you sleep in the tent, and I will sleep out here by the fire tonight."
"Sister, sleep in tent with Shampoo."
"It wouldn`t be right, Shampoo, you are a girl, and I am a boy. Boys and girls shouldn`t sleep together."
Shampoo went and got some water, then she threw it on Ranma. "Ranma, girl, sleep with sister now."
In the weeks that followed as they made their way towards the coast of China. Ranma helped Shampoo learn to speak Japanese better, and she helped him learn Chinese. She also worked with Ranma to get him over his problem of not wanting to spar with girls. She also had him sparring the majority of the time as a girl. So that Ranma would get used to the differences in the way he moved in each of his forms. She also showed Ranma, that his female form was more tolerant to pain. Genma just got hit a lot for saying something stupid to Shampoo. He also got his memory wiped of any knowledge of Ranma`s ability to change into other girls, by Shampoo. This was a result of Ranma telling her offhanded that he wished that Genma didn`t know about his ability. She did it mainly because she saw it as her duty to Ranma, as her sister to protect her from any perceived threats.
When they had reached the coast, Ranma realized that both he and Shampoo needed passports. He needed a new passport for his cursed form, and Shampoo, needed one to be able to enter Japan legally. Since they both needed to earn money to pay their way to Japan, and to obtain passports had gotten work. Of course the only jobs available at the time were as waitresses. Ranma spent the majority of the next month and a half as a girl, so he gradually became used to the fact that he would always be both a boy and a girl. That, and because Shampoo always referred to him as her sister, no matter what form he was in at the time. After having gotten their new passports and earning enough money for passage to Japan, they set off for their final leg of the journey.
