Ryoga Hibiki had become lost, as usual, on his way to the Tendo Dojo. In his hand he cradled a small, doubled-sided mirror. However, this was no ordinary little looking glass. The merchant had told him the little trinket would cure him of his Jusenkyo induced 'problem'. All he had to do was look into one side of the mirror while the chosen victim gazed at the other.
"Soon, Akane Tendo, you will be my fiancée, and that fool Ranma Saotome will be nothing but a bitter memory!" He laughed heartily. An old lady threw a bucket of water over her fence and Ryoga suddenly became P-Chan. He snorted in frustration as he clambered out of his pile of clothes.
"Yo, Ryoga!" Ranma grabbed Ryoga by the scruff of the neck. "Lost again eh?" P-Chan snapped at his waving finger. "Akane's been lookin' for ya," he looked down and noticed the mirror held between the pig's front hooves. "Whatcha got?" P-Chan moved the mirror away from Ranma's curious hands. "Fine. I'm sure I'll hear all about it once we get back to the Dojo." Ranma headed for home.
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"The bath's ready Akane!" Kasumi called downstairs. Akane put down her magazine and walked upstairs. She got a change of clothes from her room and entered the bathroom. She closed the door and began to undress.
Meanwhile…
The front door burst open. Ranma walked in, holding the struggling P-Chan.
"Hey, Ranma," Nabiki said over the magazine she was reading, the one that had formerly been Akane's.
"Hi, I'm gonna toss P-Chan upstairs, when's dinner?" He shook P-Chan for emphasis.
"Kasumi's busy working on it now."
"Alright." Ranma plodded up the stairs. He turned the corner and headed for the bathroom. "In ya go!" Ranma opened the door a crack and tossed the little pig inside. He grunted as he hit the floor and skidded to a stop before the bathtub.
"P-Chan!" Akane shouted in joy. The little pig's eyes bugged out when Akane stood up from the tub, completely naked. She bent over and poked the unconscious piglet in the side. "Maybe a nice bath will make you feel better," she clutched him to her chest, and he became wedged between her breasts. Despite his compromising position, his eyes fluttered and he snapped back to reality. P-Chan started kicking frantically and squealed loudly. "What's wrong?" She held him out and shrugged. He watched her breasts bounce and blacked out once again.
Snap out of it! Ryoga scolded himself mentally. The little pig opened his eyes then quickly looked down. Akane was lowering herself into the water. His facial expression went wild and he squealed repeatedly. I hate resort to such a maneuver my love, but we'll have time for this type of stuff later. P-Chan wiggled out of Akane's grasp, landing on her right breast. He used it as a springboard and bounced onto the floor.
"P-Chan! Where ya going?" Akane called after the pig as he ran out of the bathroom. She noticed a glint on the floor and bent over to pick it up. "What's this?" She cradled the small mirror in her hands. "I better get dressed, dinner's gonna be ready soon," Akane put the mirror next to her clothes and reached for a towel to dry off.
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Outside, in the courtyard, Ryoga Hibiki tore through his backpack.
"Where is it, where is it, where is it!?!" He was going nuts. "How could I have misplaced the mirror!? Damn," he furrowed his brow and he scratched his head. "Man, I've really screwed up this time, I'll never end up with Akane- Waitaminute!" He stood up. "Akane was in the bathroom!" His eyes glazed over as his mind flashed back to images of Akane nude. Ryoga blinked a few times and wiped the trickle of drool from the side of his mouth. He leaped onto the roof and through Ranma's open window. He startled Ranma upon landing on the floor.
"Yo, Ryo-" Ryoga pushed him aside and threw the door open. He pounded down the hall toward the bathroom. Ryoga flung open the door and covered his eyes with a sleeve of his shirt. "Akane, I'm sorry, I-"
"Bawba bawba?" Genma, in panda form, replied in bear-speak. Ryoga stopped and stared at him. Genma scribbled on a sign. Hey Ryoga! It read. Ryoga lifted the panda, looking for the mirror where he sat.
"Damn! It's not here!" He quickly dropped Genma.
"Baw! Bawba, bawba, baw!" The panda complained as Ryoga raced out of the bathroom.
Meanwhile, downstairs…
"Ranma, look at the present P-Chan gave me," Akane pulled out the mirror, holding it at eye level.
"NOOO!" Ryoga shouted in warning from the bottom of the stairs. Ranma looked into the mirror. Akane noticed it was doubled sided and glanced into the side facing her. A bright flash lit up the room. Akane screamed as the light blinded her. Ranma stumbled backward and fell over a table. Soun, Kasumi, and Nabiki rushed in from the kitchen and Genma tumbled downstairs in a bathrobe. Ryoga unshielded his eyes and looked at his friends. Akane seemed fine, and was blinking rapidly. Ranma was in girl form and rubbed her eyes.
"What the hell?!" Ranma stood up and her pants fell to her ankles. She quickly pulled them up and tightened her belt.
"Oh no…" Ryoga murmured.
"I'm gonna go boil some water," Ranma said and headed for the kitchen.
"Akane, are you… all right?" Ryoga ran over to her and helped her to her feet.
"Yeah, I-I think so."
"What's going on?" A distraught Soun asked.
"I dunno, father, there was this big flash and I fell over," she put her hand on her forehead.
"Well, if everything is ok, I think we need to eat dinner-" he was interrupted by Ranma's frantic cries from the kitchen. Everyone raced into the kitchen.
"Son, what's the matter?" Genma asked, concern in his tone.
"I-I-I…"
"You what, Ranma?" Nabiki inquired.
"I CAN'T CHANGE BACK!" She sobbed.
"Maybe the water is not hot enough," Kasumi touched the side of the teakettle. She quickly pulled it back. "It's burning hot."
"Lemme see," Akane poured some of the kettle's contents over Ranma. She cringed from the hot water, but didn't revert to her boy form.
"I wanna try!" Nabiki grabbed for the kettle. Akane pulled it back.
"No, it doesn't work, you saw me try."
"Come on!" Nabiki and Akane grappled over the kettle. They both lost their grip and the remaining hot water spilled on Akane.
"OW! Nabiki I am so gonna-" Her eyes opened wide in horror and she shut her mouth with a gasp. Her voice was masculine. "Na…bi…ki," she said slowly. Her voice still sounded like a boy's. She gulped a few times and reached up to feel her chest. It was flat and muscular, no breasts. With her other hand she reached downward. She felt a bulge. "GYAAAAAH!!" Akane ran screaming upstairs. Ryoga quietly pocketed the mirror.
It works! He though to himself. The merchant wasn't off his rocker… Ryoga noticed everyone was staring at him. "What?" He laughed nervously. "I think I'll be going now," he ran out the door.
End of Part One