Note: I do not own Ranma ½ or any of the characters in it except the ones I added to make the story interesting.
This story is a Ranma1/2, Tokyo Ghoul crossover I decided to try my hand at cause I couldn't get the idea out of my system any other way... special thanks to the reader who even mentioned I should try to write such a fic'.
The story will have some well quite possibly a lot of O.O.C. Content, It will have quite a bit of Alternate reality content, but that is expected when writing a crossover between two Anime/Manga.
Also, a word of warning this fic' is expected to get pretty dark.. but if I can I will see if I can maintain the Ranma1/2 canon style humor if at all possible... course Tokyo Ghoul has some humor as well as goes with any Anime/manga.
Also an extreme warning: Some scenes within' this story will depict the consumption of human flesh/cannibalism which may bother some readers if you are those type of readers then please exit the story now rated M for Mature.
Edit: I have extended the chapter to make way for the second chapter that will be coming soon. Edit date: 2/17/2017
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Crimson-Haired
Angel
By:Zeltronica
C-H.A CH:1
Birthday Wish...
Somewhere located on the outskirts of what is the Bayankala mountain rage was a small camp site consisting of a small camp fire, a tent, and a couple logs being used as chair's by two individual's, one being a young boy, his hair raven eyes the color of sapphire, his clothing consisting of a white gi with a black belt wrapped around the waist.
On the other log sat a chubby older man in his early thirties whom was the boy's father, steel gray eyes, his balding head covered by a gray patterned bandanna, his gi white, though he may have looked to be overweight he was quite strong since his body was more muscle than fat.
Sat between them was another log, sat on it was a single chocolate cupcake with a solitary candle its wick lit a flame.
"Happy ninth birthday Ranma.. blow the candle out and make a wish." the father called to his son.
The young boy revealed to be Ranma looked to his father briefly, then closed his eyes presumably to be making a wish, a minute passed before he finally blew out the candle. "I wish to become the strongest martial artist in the wold." he called out cheerfully.
"A good wish son.. but speaking your wish aloud could jinx the wish." the father stated to his son, at which the son let out a pshh sound.
Ranma looked to his father with a confident gaze. "Then I will have to get stronger won't I pop?.. I won't let my wish be jinxed by anything I will become the worlds strongest martial artist just you watch Pop's.. matter of fact I will prove I can do it at that training ground your taking me to.. I am gonna dunk you first thing just you wait."
"That is if I don't dunk you first boy!" the father called, with a jolly laughter, at which he then cut the cupcake in half after taking the candle off the top, then gave his son one-half while giving himself the other half.
Though the father knew his son might make good his promise since for his age the nine-year-old had proven quite capable and adaptable to any training scenario. That and seemed his son could take a beating so there wasn't too much need to hold back, even though sometimes he did hold back every so often.
Half a day later the father and son duo found themselves in the heart of Jusenkyo which consisted of a thousand different springs, each with their vary own single bamboo pole that stuck up from their depths.
The father not being able to read a word of Chinese only could read the text. "Training grounds of Jusenkyo, had he been able to read Chinese the sign would have read. "Training grounds of Jusenkyo Cursed springs.
The father dropped his brown travel pack on the ground, leaping up onto a perch, while his son did the same, their reflections showing atop of the water, had they been looking at the water they would have noticed it wasn't them showing in the reflection, it was a overgrown Panda and a rather beautiful fair-skinned red-haired girl with mostly jet-black eyes, her pupils red as coals.
"You gonna start this Pop's or you want me to?" Ranma queried from his perch, as he watched his father seemingly preparing to leap at him.
The older man looked to his son judging his stance to be defensive. "It doesn't matter to me boy.. in either case, you will be the one sitting at the bottom of one of these pools. Prepare yourself I am not going to take it easy on you today just cause it is your birthday!" he called confidently.
"Well that's just the way I like it Pop's, but I think you have it a little off your the one going to be in that pool below you, not me!" Ranma exclaimed back with confidence, while at the same time leaping off his perch towards his father, who leaped off his own both battling it out mid-air before resuming their perches once again.
Meanwhile, nearby a balding and pudgy man dressed in a Chinese military uniform his arms wrapped in layers of cloth was in the process of setting a sign up at a nearby spring that was surrounded by barbwire. He once finished setting the sign up his attention was called to the sound of the nearby battling due. 'Oh, dear not more visitors.. lucky for them spring of drowned ghoul is now fenced off.' he thought to himself.
He then started making his way over to them, a sign next to one of the springs read: Shonmaonīchuan (Spring of drowned Panda.) the spring just to the right of that one had a sign also reading: Nyannīchuan (Spring of drowned girl.)
Of course, there was a third spring right behind Nyanniichuan which was unmarked and looked to have been freshly created. 'Oh dear, when did that one get there?' he inwardly questioned, before finally calling to the battling duo. "Get down from there very bad if fall in springs!" he called out.
Ranma looked over to the person calling out to them. "What did you say Mister?" he queried, not observing his father had once again leaped towards him.
"An opening!" the boy's father called, at which he kicked his son straight off his perch where he flew backward and towards the unmarked spring.
As Ranma descended down face first catching a brief glimpse of the red-haired girl that had a likeness to him, on her lips was a wicked grin, unable to do anything at all he plunged deep into its depths.
As this went on Genma took on his perch just above the spring of drowned panda, his gaze directed towards the spring his son had fallen into, worry crossing his features. "Boy, you okay you're not done yet, are you? Boy? Answer me?" he called.
As if an answer the water from the spring erupted upwards as a red-haired girl with blood red eyes leaped out of the spring, heading right for him at which she grabbed a hold of him proceeding to bite into his shoulder tearing a chunk of his flesh off, which sent blood streaming down his now blood-soaked gi and into the spring below.
The girl's father did his best to maintain his composure, yet a look of shock was on his face as he managed to get loose from her, he then struggled to hold her back losing his footing he fell towards the surface of the spring he had just been standing above, the red-head disengaging by leaping off and towards land then proceeded directly towards the guide.
The guide raised his right arm to defend himself, just as the red-head bit into the cloth wrapped around his arm, with his free hand he attempted to push the red-head away however this task was proving quite difficult, a minute later an overgrown panda was now behind her with its furry arms wrapped around her mid-section yanking her back away from the guide.
"Plum bring some hot water hurry quick!" the guide shouted out, not far away from a small hut was a purple-haired girl who was in the process of getting some hot water from the pot over the stove.
Struggling forward the red-head made several attempts to bite the guide, however, the Panda proved strong since he was able to hold her small, but powerful frame back.
"Let me go you stupid panda I am hungry dammit!" she shouted at the panda while attempting to power her way out of his grip to no avail.
Meanwhile, the purple-haired girl ran out of the house carrying a cup of hot water. The guide for his part looked to the red-head with sorrow. "Young sir calm down... the curse is making you crave human flesh.. in a moment my daughter will give you hot water."
A moment later Plum was now standing by her father, offering the cup to him, at which he took the proffered cup, dumping its contents over the red-haired girl's head, the change taking effect almost instantly, her red-hair changing to that of raven, her height going from 4-foot-8 to that of five-foot-one.
Ranma ceased struggling to fall to one knee, raising her now his right hand up to his head. "What the heck came over me...I am sorry I didn't hurt you did I?"
The guide shook his head negatively. "No young sir I am fine.. your father wasn't so lucky, however." he pointed out, at which Ranma looked to the Panda observing one of its shoulders was still bleeding.
A few minutes later both Ranma and his father were sitting in the guides hut, his father now in human form sat next to a small potbelly stove, while Plum was busying herself with bandaging his wound.
Ranma looked to his father with a downcast expression, especially since he knew it was his fault curse or not, turning his attention to the guide. "So tell me.. just what the heck is going on around here... why does my pop turn into a panda and me a girl huh?" he inquired.
Retrieving a card from his coat "Your father has fallen into Shonmaonīchuan or spring of drowned panda, there very tragic story of panda who downed there five hundred years ago... now whoever fall in spring turn into panda.. as for you I am unsure of.. since that spring didn't exist until quite recently." he paused a moment to allow the information to sink in before continuing.
"You young sir seem to have a mixed curse which is a cross between Nyanniichuan or spring of drowned girl there very tragic story of girl who drowned there two thousand year ago.. and spring of drowned ghoul.. but it is odd since I recently closed it off I didn't realize they were another spring with both curses mixed into one.. now when you take on form of ghoul girl you will crave human flesh very terrible curse to have indeed!" he stated rather nonchalantly.
Ranma contemplated on the words of the guide, before reaching over with both hands taking hold of the guides shirt. "If this place is that dangerous why do you allow visitors for anyways huh?" he demanded.
"We don't it just happens every year people flock to Jusenkyo I don't know why. we have signs but no one ever reads them." the guide called in defense while putting his hands up in a warding fashion.
'Why me of all people... I think I am gonna be sick.' Ranma thought to himself, just as the memory of biting into his father's shoulder crossed his mind, he then let go of the guides uniform hurrying over to a nearby wooden bucket proceeding to puke his guts out.
Everyone in the room looked away from the raven-haired boy, his father looked to the guide. "Is there a way to cure these curses.. and if not is there a way to keep him from attacking me?"
"There is a way.. and that is to jump into spring of drowned man.. however the downside is one could become something far worse through such a method. To answer your other question there is no way for him to control his cursed sides hunger.. at least that I know of.. also a word of warning your son's life is in danger every time he is in ghoul form.. an organization called the C-C-G is relentlessly exterminating them wherever they find them which is why I fenced it off to at least attempt to keep any guests from such peril." the guide calmly explained.
Ranma sighed to himself, as plum offered him a piece of cloth to which he took wiping his mouth. "Great so the chance of me getting cured without making it worse is slim.. and that every time I end up in that form should it rain I could wind up on this C-C-G's list for extermination.. while also at the same time a possibility I could wind up eating my Pops.. or anyone for that matter this is great just frigging great, I should kick your ass pops what the heck was you thinking by dragging me to a place like this for huh?" he inquired, turning to glare at his father.
"What was I thinking? Ranma are you a man or a mouse... I raised you better than to complain about any martial arts challenge.. were you not prepared to lay down your life for the art?" the older man queried of his son.
Ranma glared at his father some more, shouting. "My life yes.. my manhood and my humanity is a different story!"
Two weeks later...
At a small camp site setup in a small clearing within a forest sat both Ranma who was against a tree, several chains wrapped around himself and the tree, his father busying himself with setting up a tent.
"Pops I don't get why you got me chained to a tree I am not in my cursed form.. and the weather is pretty clear tonight so what the hell? I mean if you are that concerned sleep as a Panda or something." Ranma complained since he didn't see the necessity.
His father looked to him. "We already went over this.. should it rain I have no intention of becoming your cursed sides snack.. and even if I was in panda form you are rational enough to know how to pour hot water on me... how do I know you wouldn't try eating me in my sleep? I mean you already took a bite out of me twice already... once when you got the curse.. and a second time after we escaped those Amazons." he returned.
Ranma let a tired sigh escape his lips, his gaze falling to the ground he sat on, watching as loose leaves were blown about by the light breeze. "Okay I get it.. but this is very uncomfortable for your information."
'Not to mention how does he know the chains will even hold that side of me... her strength is quite scary.' he noted to himself since even being only the age of nine he knew a problem when he saw one and the alarm bells were ringing.
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As the night progressed, Ranma looked to the moon which was occasionally obscured from his vision by passing clouds, the smell of rain attacking his senses his eyes becoming half lidded.
"Jeeze it's going to rain and I am chained to a tree no protection from the elements... At least the bugs aren't out in force," he whispered aloud to himself, an aura of depression seemed to surround him.
Struggling against his bindings he eventually gave up, turning his head to the side he observed a snake slithering towards him causing him to tense up, however, it turned and headed elsewhere which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.
As the night went on he finally nodded off, clouds slowly moving in starting a light rain which eventually caused a changing of gender, however, being so tired the raven-haired boy now crimson-haired girl didn't even bother waking up.
The following morning Genma awoke stretching within his tent letting out a loud yawn, he eventually with his left hand picked up his glasses that were set aside with the rest of his effects, shifting the blanket off himself.
He eventually crawled out of his tent, pushing himself up with his arms he stood up and surveyed his surroundings observing it had rained at some point in the night, his eyes eventually observing the tree he had restrained his son against noticing his red-haired son currently daughter was still sound asleep.
Hesitant to do so he called out to his son sometimes daughter. "Morning boy its time to wake up."
"Already Pops?" Ranma mumbled, opening her eyes a yawn escaping her lips as she looked over at her sometimes panda bear of a father.
Genma gave a nod of his head replying. "Yea boy I figure instead of us eating a campfire meal how would you feel about grabbing a bite to eat at one of the many restaurants within the region?" he inquired.
"That would be great pop's but we should boil some hot water first... I don't want to go as a ghoul... I can't eat normal food like this you heard what the guide said." Ranma stated, a light aura of depression surrounding her as her mind wandered over how she attacked her father the first time she had transformed.
Genma nodded his head, as he walked over grabbing the nearby kettle off the ground rain water dripping off it to the ground, he then followed a path that took him passed his son turned daughter stopping just in front of her.
"You think you can keep from attacking me if I unlock you?" he inquired.
Ranma gave a nod of her head, at which a set of keys were tossed over to her. "After the meal, we had last night I am still feeling pretty full.. it's kinda surprising.. but that's a good thing I guess right?"
Genma continued on towards the nearby river, hearing his son fiddle with the chain as she unlocked herself.
'It is going to be harder if I have to feed him more, but if it keeps him from going ravenous then it is for the best.' he noted to himself which was a sorta boon considering the whole ghoul thing at first seemed it would ruin his eventual plans for the boy, however now it would seem to not be so bad after all.
Eventually Ranma freed herself of her bindings, getting to a standing position she did some morning stretches, eventually going about picking up the chains wrapping them up, she carried/dragged them over dropping it by the fire pit they had created, her eyes then glanced to a small mirror her father propped against his tent, rain droplets still clung to the mirror's surface.
Staring back at her from its mirrored gaze wasn't the crimson-eyed ghoul girl that she was used to her eyes were that of sapphire a small smile crossing her lips as she could see some sense of normality with her ghoul form should she find herself in public.
'I wonder if its based on mood or somethin' she inwardly wondered to herself since she had little knowledge of ghouls or what makes them tick.
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Half an hour later..the martial-artist duo were walking a lonely stretch of road where a car and or truck may pass by every so often, but for the most part, their trip had been rather peaceful. In the distance, they both observed what looked to be civilization in the form of a small town.
Ranma who was in male-form spoke up first. "Well Pop's looks like we found a town maybe we can find a restaurant there, and well replenish our supplies."
Genma looked up observing a stray bird fly over, answering simply. "Indeed boy."
Eventually, they happened upon such an establishment, at which the duo approached the structure which was a large light blue painted stone structure, its roof made of artichoke leaf style that was orange in color.
The sign out front just above the two sliding doors that were currently wide open reading: Mr. Chang's bar & Grill written in Chinese which neither of the duo could read a word of however they knew enough to know what to expect from said establishment.
As they both got settled in Genma ordered his son and himself something to eat, which once arrive the duo wasted no time in devouring contents of the meal. As they ate Genma glanced to his son's cheerful face who seemed rather content for the moment.
However Genma inwardly slapped himself realizing he had made a huge mistake by bringing Ranma to Jusenkyo at such an early age, especially now that they had ended up cursed that left his son to sometimes become his daughter which presented severe challenges when it came to a promise he had made to his wife to make their son a man among men.
One of the biggest challenges he could foresee in the near future the boy would soon become a man, and the cursed part of him would blossom into a young woman so to him the greatest challenge was to keep his boy on the right track to being a man and to enforce this fact.
Another matter he was somewhat neglecting was the fact not only did his son turn into his daughter she wasn't human but a ghoul that according to news articles and law enforcement agencies around the world to be considered mankind's greatest enemy and was currently being hunted relentlessly by the C.C.G. And executed. That and anyone harboring ghouls was subject to severe punishments as decreed by law which in some places could mean immediate execution.
Genma kept glancing over at his son as his thoughts ran wild with worries, a dull pain in his shoulder reminded him of what happened not too long ago. Of course, a nearby television mounted on the wall didn't help his thoughts as it was depicting the carnage wrought from a skirmish between ghouls and doves which altogether left thirty ghouls dead along with twenty doves and another ten who were injured with non-fatal wounds.
Also depicted was several individuals who were lined up on their knee's as military men held them at gun-point.
The scene on the television then switched revealing an older gentleman that was graying possibly in his sixties wearing black slacks, a white button-up shirt, clean shaven face with dark brown eyes who was sitting in a blue arm chair.
Sitting across from him in a matching chair was a raven-haired woman in her mid-forties, dressed in a black three-piece business suit, in her hand a mic.
"So Doctor Kalo tell me what do you think about the ghoul problem we have been seeing in recent times which have been found in housing provided by human beings like us?" she inquired.
The doctor seemed to take a moment to glance over towards the camera before bringing his attention back to the lady sitting across from him. "Well, Miss Helana the fact of the matter it's rather dangerous to even help these creatures. I mean I can understand people feel the need to show compassion for these creatures who for all tents and purpose look just like us." he paused a moment before continuing.
"The fact of the matter they may act in a lot of ways the way we do. They may aspire to live some form of normalized life like we do.. but they simply are not human and will never be like us they survive by eating human flesh due to the fact they cannot eat regular food like you and I." he finished.
The women posed yet another question. "Would you have any advice for those ghoul sympathizers out there who are harboring these creatures Doctor?"
"Simple advice really don't do it.. sure in the meantime they may choose not to eat you but the fact of the matter is you are a potential meal for them. Sooner or later they will turn on you and kill you it's just a fact of life it's in their genetic makeup." he relayed.
Genma switched his gaze from the television down to his currently empty plate, as the doctor's words ran through his mind. 'My boy would never do that to me... he couldn't it isn't in him.' he assured himself.
His thoughts then wandered to the time they had received their perspective curses and how his son had attacked him as if a wild animal. Attempting to keep a blank mask to his features he looked to his son who was eagerly awaiting the waitresses return.
'That was a fluke.. just keep him properly fed and he will stay in control.' he inwardly assured himself.
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The duo continued ordering and eating until they had eaten their fill, the waitress continuing to return refilling their perspective drinks receiving a cheery 'Arigoto' every time she refilled. Eventually, it came time for the check at which Genma seemed to study the ticket carefully keeping a blank mask to his features the entire time while he contemplated whether or not to pay it or run away without paying like he had done countless times before.
Ranma for his part took a final drink from his glass, spying the bill his father was currently holding biting the right corner of his lower lip. 'Another bill yet to be paid we gonna pay or we runnin' pop?' he inwardly wondered to himself.
Though he hated thievery he didn't put up much argument to his father since in the long run, he didn't view it as his problem since he himself wasn't the one who decided not to pay his father was to be blamed in such an event not he himself and well he was just a kid such things he shouldn't be held accountable for.
A few minutes later both Ranma and his father sneaked out of the restaurant and hurried on down the road before the staff even had a chance of noticing, by the time they did notice the duo would be long gone.
As they hurried down the road Ranma shook his head negatively posing a question. "All serious old man you ever worried eventually this is going to come back and bite you one of these days?"
"You worry too much boy we will be fine, besides a business like that won't miss a few measly yen now come boy we have to make some miles today we have somewhere very important to go," Genma called, which caused his son to perk a curious brow. Shaking his head negatively Ranma continued following his father on down the long winding stretch of road which appeared for the most part lonely as there wasn't but a random passerby once every few hours.
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Eventually after making good time the martial-artist duo had managed to make it to yet another town which they arrived at a city motel at which Genma went on to rent them a room for the duo to stay at that night. Ranma gave the place a once over with a scrutinizing gaze not at all liking the way the place looked at all since alarm bells were going off in his head since to him the place looked run down and creepy.
Once squared away in their room he decided to voice his concerns. "Pops not sure about this place it doesn't seem right and they gave you this room for a very low price don't you find that strange at all?"
"Not really boy this part of town is slightly run down they probably don't see that many visitors if my guess is correct. But don't worry about that boy lets just get through the night I need to run some errands tomorrow then after that we will be out of here." Genma assured his son, as he flipped on the television and went about laying down on one of the two beds in the room which were that of a western style bed.
Looking to the television Ranma observed it was very old and the picture was black-n-white and static depicting a very old western show possibly from the later nineteen-fifties sporting a very poorly written Chinese voice over. He then went over into the bathroom noting it was a typical one with a small toilet set into the floor, a small bath shower combo that looked surprisingly clean.
'I guess it at least has the basics decent fixtures, but still, something about this place stinks.' he noted to himself since alarm bells were ringing in his head, though it could simply be they were in unfamiliar surroundings and the town wasn't a big name one. Of course, the people didn't look all that friendly either and seemed to stare at the duo the entire time until they entered the small hotel.
Eventually, the duo finally retired to their perspective beds for the night, turning the lights out along with the television leaving the room to have a light blue hue thanks to the light shining through the light blue curtains that currently were drawn closed.
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As the night progressed the duo fell deeper into sleep, the critters of the night sang their nighttime song, the streets near quiet with exception of the droning of a motor emitted from a van that slowly pulled up just down the street from the hotel.
Two individual's sat in the van, the passenger seemingly to be scanning the area, while the driver shut the motor off, static of a C.B radio could be heard at which a mans voice came over the speakers. "How does it look?" he queried.
The passenger picked up the mic pressing the button. "Quiet boss. Are you sure we can find any here?" he inquired.
"Possibly an informant tipped us off that there are ghouls staying in the area. You are to confirm the existence of the threat and I will send two more squads to back you up." the voice on the radio replied.
The driver shook his head complaining. "I swear man he doesn't like us much we always get sent to these places first to confirm and almost always we nearly get killed."
"Perhaps so.. but you did hit on his girlfriend so wouldn't surprise me if he was trying to kill you.. and well trying to kill me for knowing you." the passenger stated through a chuckle.
It was the drivers turn to chuckles in realization his partner was right. "Yea I admit I fucked up, but damn man she was hot could you blame me?" he inquired.
"No.. no man I can't if I wasn't afraid of the man I would have done the same." the passenger admitted, as he proceeded to open his door which caused a loud creaking sound as if it needed oiled.
The driver shook his head. "Quieter man you trying to let them know we are here?" he inquired.
The passenger muttered to himself as he wished they could be using a newer vehicle however the boss chose their current mode of transportation in the means of being less suspicious.
Due to the lighting of the moon the van was a typical box-van that looked slightly gray in color however it was tan with rust spots showing through the paint, the front windshield was cracked across from one side to the other, the tires probably the newest thing on the vehicle, the rims rusted without hubcaps to protect them.
The driver also opened his door stepping out revealing he was slightly stocky with jet-black hair and dark brown eyes, his pants were that of black dress slacks, his shirt a white button up long sleeve dress shirt, a gray vest worn over this, a red tie hung around his neck that hung down tucked under his vest which only served to give him an investment banker look about him.
Clutched in his right hand was a chrome handle attached to a dark steel briefcase with a red button that could easily be pushed by his thumb. His partner who was the passenger was similarly dressed, though he had dark gray eyes and sandy blonde hair he was also tall and lanky clutched in his let hand a similar briefcase.
Across the way in the hotel room, Ranma seemed to toss in turn eventually sitting straight up on his bed, reaching up he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. A heavy feeling fell over him as something seemed a miss however he couldn't quite figure out why nor shake the feeling.
Swinging his legs off the bed he stood up, looking over to where his father lay he observed him sleeping soundly, Ranma then slowly started walking towards the bathroom only to pause when he faintly heard a couple of car doors shut outside.
"hmm?" he wondered walking over to the window pulling the drape apart enough to look outside, scanning the area he observed two shady individual's dressed up like businessmen walking away from a run down van which looked out of place, shrugging his shoulders he let the drape fall back in place finally heading into the hotel bathroom.
Once inside he flipped the light on glancing to himself in the mirror scrunching his lips briefly giving a half-lidded expression as he slowly took his clothes off. Once done he then grabbed the sprayer off the wall proceeding to turn on the cold water, then proceeded to fill the small rinsing bucket next to the tub up with water.
Once finished filling the bucket he shut the water off hanging the sprayer hose up, then proceeded in picking up the bucket upturning it over his head, the water landing on the floor then flowing to a small drain in the floor since the floor was at an angle allowing the water to move easily along its surface.
The red-haired girl looked at herself in the mirror a slight frown to her features, as she then proceeded to step into the tub turning on the hot water handle midway causing hot water to spray out the shower head over her person, she then turned on the cold water handle just a pinch to keep the water temperature from scalding her now him as the hot water caused his curse to activate returning him to his birth gender.
"Oh this feels good." he dully observed aloud, as he turned around allowing the water to land on his back which caused a soothing sensation. Ranma rather enjoyed his shower for the moment on up until a few minutes later the water turned cold suddenly triggering the curse his now her half-lidded gaze returning as she turned the water off.
Gritting her teeth feeling rather indigent. "Pops the water heater in this place sucks!" she half shouted in a slightly shrill voice, however, this did nothing to stir her father who was sleeping in the other room.
Grabbing up a towel she quickly went about patting herself dry, eventually she wrapped it around her waist stepping out of the tub walking over, pausing to look in the mirror observing her eyes were in their ghoul form staring at her with jet black eyes with brimstone pupils, the veins in her eyes glowed red as well.
"Damn ghoul," Ranma said aloud to the girl in the mirror, turning away she flipped the light out heading into the other room not at all ignorant to the sent of her Pops in the room with her, however, she wasn't very hungry which wasn't a bad thing given this forms eating habits.
She then went about flipping the television on proceeding to flip through the channels until she found a channel depicting anime cartoons this one featuring girls is sailor dress outfits wielding magical powers attempting to save the universe or near as she could figure since such shows were interesting yet strange to her since she hardly ever got to watch television while traveling on the road and camping.
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As time progressed the show Ranma was watching had ended, the television now depicting static while she herself appeared to have fallen asleep once again, a light rattle shook the building hardly causing her or her sleeping father to stir.
Several loud popping noises sounded out somewhere outside, then a loud near dampened explosion which caused the building to rattle once again this time causing the red-head to open one of her eyes, Genma doing the same sitting up in his bed as he groggily looked around the room.
"Earthquake Pops?" Ranma inquired, as she to sat up as the building once again shuttered and creaked almost as if it were about to collapse.
Genma reached over grabbing his glasses off the end table next to his bead, responding with. "I dunno boy."
The popping sounds got louder, then suddenly both Genma and Ranma hit the floor as something shot through the walls creating holes that leaked moonlight through. As yet another explosion this time really loud sounded out this time causing the ceiling and walls to start cracking, the sounds of screaming could be heard from the nearby residents of the surrounding rooms and community.
"Get dressed boy we may need to get out of here in a hurry," Genma called as he quickly moved to collect his gi to put it on, while his son turned daughter quickly did as she was told.
Genma then observed flashing just behind the curtains being red-n-blue meaning police or something of the sort were outside the building, shouting could be heard though nothing comprehensible through the loud gunfire or explosions that were currently rocking the area.
While his son was getting ready Genma proceeded to carefully pull a curtain back enough to get a look outside observing authorities engaged in a fierce battle with several ghouls, some of the authorities were firing guns towards the building they were in but at a floor higher than the one they currently resided most likely the fourth floor judging by the angle for which they were firing.
Luckily he and his son were on the bottom floor, however, if the authorities used any rocket propelled weapons it could cause the building to collapse on top of them which would be very bad for the duo, however, he didn't plan to wait and find out if such a situation would ensue.
"Alright Pops I am dressed, what now?" Ranma inquired as he grabbed up his travel pack proceeding to put his arms through the loops situating the pack on his back.
Genma quickly did the same with his own pack, considering their best options as he didn't want to go through the front door. "To the bathroom boy we are going through the wall." he calmly stated, heading for the bathroom his son turned daughter following suit.
Observing his son's eyes in the mirror he grit his teeth. "Ranma quickly use some hot water.. if they see you as a ghoul you will become a target," he called.
Ranma quickly turned on the hot water, the sink started filling with hot water as she quickly with her hands filled them with hot water quickly upturning them pouring the water over her head returning to her now his birth gender.
Ranma then heard several loud cracking noises which caused him to look over observing his father had already broken through the wall into the empty hotel room behind their own at which they both quickly rushed into the room Genma quickly grabbing up a chair tossing it through the window.
"Through the window boy now!" Genma exclaimed as he and his son quickly leaped through Ranma getting knocked down by someone running past.
Looking to the person who was running away Ranma observed reddish wing-like appendages on its back, however, the individual disappeared behind a corner eventually, Genma quickly reaching down picking his son up as they quickly started putting space between them and the violence that currently was taking place.
They didn't get far when they found themselves in front of yet another group of authorities who were battling another group of ghouls, Ranma's attention was drawn to the sound a little girl crying for her Mom who was looking up at a fully engulfed apartment building the flames and smoke reaching into the sky.
"Pops we should help her," Ranma called, pointing to the girl with his left right index finger, Genma looked to the girl shaking his head as he considered his options, however before he could say anything Ranma took off towards the little girl.
Genma cursed as he attempted to grab his son however he found himself surprised by the sheer speed his son had as he quickly closed the distance between himself and the little girl grabbing her up just as a huge explosion blew him off his feet as the building blew outwards just behind his son and the girl engulfing them in flame and debris.
Several water mains blue open sending water shooting everywhere triggering his curse causing him to become a panda, a large piece of a wood panel landed on top of him shielding him from the rest of the debris, however, his vision became hazy then he quickly lost consciousness.
Hours later the battle was over, several buildings were still on fire, the sounds of sirens filled the air as the local fire departments had arrived in order to stop the fires from spreading, paramedics were in the process of treating the wounded, as other authorities were in the process of processing the dead and putting them in body bags.
"Twenty ghouls dead.. some fled the scene.. as for us we have some mild injuries but luckily no deaths the operation was a success boss." The tall lanky man who was the passenger of the man called through his radio.
His partner and driver stood nearby looking over the carnage, observing a panda digging itself out of some rubble. "Would you believe that Chin a panda this deep in the city?" he inquired.
"Huh Hoji?" the man revealed to be Chin questioned looking over observing indeed there was a rather large panda digging itself out from under a small amount of rubble, stranger still on its back was a travel pack. 'Possible circus animal?' he inwardly wondered.
Genma-panda looked around wildly observing all the carnage, his eyes then narrowed on the remains of a travel pack, he quickly ran over coming to a stop observing the pack was badly burned, worry quickly spread over his features as he looked around wildly for any sign of his son either being alive or dead in one form or another, falling to a sitting positions tears filled his panda bear eyes as he was very worried about his son's well-being not having much hope of his son's survival at the moment of the explosion played over his mind he saw both the little girl and Ranma engulfed in flames from a gas explosion of some kind.
-To be continued