Ranma and Company belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Other properties
belong to other people. So without further ado . . . .
10 years ago
Soun Tendou sat at the bar and sipped his drink. The seminar just
refused to end. What was the use?
He thought to himself. Why did he even care about a martial arts seminar? It
was not as if he ever intended to teach again. There were too many memories.
His family had forced it on him. They thought that a vacation in Hawaii
would help him recover from his loss. (Or at least they wouldn't have to listen
to his incessant bawling for a few days.) But what could possibly make him
forget her.
Soun began to cry again. Many of the other patrons looked at him
with a mixture of pity and disgust. Someone placed a hand on his shoulder. In
surprise, he turned to see a beautiful, blonde, gaijin woman. "I'm sorry to
disturb you, but you looked upset," she said, smiling, "and, well, misery
loves company."
Present
"Soun?"
Soun Tendou looked up from his paper. "Yes, Dear. What is
it?" He asked.
"Do you know a Genma Saotome?"
"Why yes, an old friend of mine. Why?" he asked puzzled.
His wife handed him a postcard. "This just came," she
said.
Soun took the post card and read it. His eyes bulged with
excitement. "Ranma." he whispered. "At last, Ranma is
coming!" Overwhelmed with emotion, he burst into tears.
"Is everything all right dear?"
"Oh yes! Every thing is wonderful! I have to tell the girls.
This is fantastic!" Soun rushed upstairs to the girls' rooms, calling
their names. "Kasumi! Marcia!
Nabiki! Jan! Akane! Cindy! Come down stairs I have a family announcement to
make!"