Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma 1/2. Rumiko Takahashi does. I don't own Super Mario Bros. either. This was inspired by slashedbeat.exe's Tsubasa fanart but I do not hold rights to anyone's work cept hopefully my own.
"Come on boy you can do better than that"
Genma was training with Ranma at the cursed springs. Many fanfictions start at this point and this one is no exception
"Ha! Be on your toes my boy"
Genma typically becomes at this point a panda due to falling into a cursed spring. This time it would be quite different result
"Whoaa"
Yep there it was, Ranma had hit his father well enough to make the male parent fall to water and submerge as was cutom at this situation. This point in time just every point in time gave rise to future of events neither absolutly prepared for
"Geez what is that"
Ranma wondered aloud. An old man with a mushroom-like cap exited the pool. Whether the cap was a hat or part of the head he did not at first no but since it was wearing his father's clothes even though they were too big for frame probably the cap was part of head. Oop.. gears turning in mind. Oh that's POPS?!
"Hey old man what's the deal?"
"Be respectful to your elders"
Genma gave a swift kick to his son. Ranma was awesome at balance usually and often times could get onto another pole in time. But fate in this universe was like fate in canon universe and some other universes. Ranma went down into a cursed pool of Jusenkyo
"Come out Ranma hahaha."
Out of pool came a beautiful damsel wearing Ranma's clothes
"A girl. A girl? Really?"
Ranma considered the situation. Pops had taught him girls were weak. Ranma was told he had to grow up to be a man among men. Genma could have been devestated, could have wanted to continue fighting. Could have done alot of things. Instead he looked at Ranma turned woman and Ranma the damsel looked back at his pops the grandfathery man with mushroom-cap head. Suspense could be cut with a knife as expression might go if one is interested in such expressions
"You are not just any damsel honoured customer. You are Princess Daisy reincarnated"
The guide had arrived. Jusenkyo Guide had on brown universe and a hat. He somehow failed look like he was in charge "And your father fell into spring of toad" Guide had to put finger to Genma's moustache before Saotome father interupted
"Different toad than animal toad. Is tragic tale of long long ago."
Genma who now was looking just like Toadsworth was forced to listen. Ranma practices some punches to the air then does a simple kata carefully and slowly. May as well calm his nerves he thought. Other than a glare at his dad the Saotome boy is silent
"Oh centuries ago great hero Mario Mario and his brother Luigi Mario fight great battle hero vs great dragon Bower, kind of the Darklands. Oh that is at least how the story goes. But tragically much devestation and what left of battlefield is this."
He brings out hot water kettle and pours over its contents onto the father and son
"Hot water undoes curse till cold water make you cursed form again"
Ranma punches his dad on the arm
"You didn't read guidebook did you pops?"
Genma shrugged and muttered something about not being able to read chinese. Guide points out where book has japanese translation. Genma sweadrops and says nothing to this came-too-late news about the guidebook. The two thank their host and leave. May the kami have mercy on their souls.
"Where to now dad?"
Ranma sulked at his luck.
"Why to some village I heard rumor of"