Take the Green and Go

by Usagi-Hasano

Ranma and Kim Possible crossover. A certain woman, due to her employer's ignorance, is tossed back in time and finds herself in china. Events lead to her drowning at Jusenkyou.

10. Ballad of the Lost and Pigheaded

Take the Green and Go

Ranma and any other series used in this fanfic are owned by their respective owners. I do not own anything.

Thanks to CyberSkaarj and the people of Fukufics.

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

//Chinese//

/Signs/

Chapter 10

Nabiki thought the worst of it was over as she sat in her desk and waited for the end of the day. Sitting there dressed as a damn humanoid Ryo-ohki was possibly the most embarrassing thing she had had to go through in her entire life. It took all she had to ignore the humorous jokes and stares that were sent her way many times after the show. She was able to build up a wall against it… or so she had thought. In all of her experience at figuring things out, she had slipped up greatly on one small thing. The little worm Gosunkugi had actually had his camera on hand and had taken pictures during the show, and apparently he had use of the photography club and was able to develop several sets of the photos.

Then the little bastard of a ninja that the Kuno's employed had learned of the plan before hand and had informed the kendoist about it. The boy then proceeded to order Sasuke to take as many pictures as he could so that the deranged boy could rub it all in the middle Tendo's face. Somehow the thought of a humiliated Nabiki Tendo was worth more than all of the photos that she had taken of Akane combined. How the damn ninja got so close to her while she was on stage and in the back was beyond her. With this event, her whole Ice Queen persona had been utterly melted and destroyed. Perhaps it would be good to pursue something else in its place if she couldn't salvage it. 'Damn you Ranma.' The worst thing was that she couldn't do a thing without worrying what the aquatransexual would do next. The damn Saotome not only had his own personality, but if what he said several times was correct, he had another voice talking to him and giving him pointers in the back of his head. How could one compete with that?

She had become fully relieved when the school day was finally over. There was apparently going to be a fight between Ranma and that Ryoga boy. She heard several people mention a boy with a bandana sitting outside the school on the field, and that was a likely idea of what would be happening. Sadly, she couldn't bring herself to stand around and watch everything with the way she was dressed. She would get the details of what happened from either Akane or HIM when they got back to the dojo later on. She needed to hurry and get out of here.

As Nabiki made her way out of Furinkan High, several people made whistles, cat-calls, and several other forms of embarrassing noises as she walked past. The brown-haired girl wouldn't allow it all to get to her and put on an emotionless mask as she walked out of the building and made her way out of the gates. Her destination was her house, and then she would take off this outfit and possibly burn it. There would be no way that she would wear it ever again.

Of course, the walk home dressed the way she was wouldn't have been natural if it there weren't people who would stop and stare at her as she walked past. 'Oh yes, maybe I should go and let off some steam on Akane's practice dummies or something. I may not be a martial artist, but I sure as hell need something to vent on.' It has been a long time since she had actually punched something, and maybe this was a good time to do it.

The middle Tendo's mood brightened considerably when she finally managed to get back to her house with her sanity intact. Walking through the gates, she proceeded down the walk until she came to the door and opened it. "I'm home!" She shouted with a slight smile. She was finally out of the worst of humiliation.

"Welcome home, Nabiki-chan." Kasumi called as she looked around the corner and attempted to stifle a giggle from seeing her younger sister's current outfit. "I didn't think that would be one of the outfits used, but it does look cute on you, Nabiki-chan." Now she knew just what Ranma's sense of humor was like.

Nabiki sent a small glare towards her older sister, but it softened a second later. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Now I just need to go and take this stupid thing off." She commented as she proceeded to remove the wig, but the homemaker of the Tendo Dojo had stopped her in her motion.

"Don't take it off yet, Nabiki-chan." Kasumi received a blank stare. "Ranma-kun called and told me to tell you to keep it on until he, or she at the moment of the call, got back after the challenge." The long-haired older girl noticed the dropped jaw of her Ryo-ohkied sister. "Oh, I think father needs to see how cute you look. Let's go, Nabiki-chan." Grabbing the younger girl by the hand, she proceeded to pull her towards the common room. "Father, Nabiki-chan wants to show you the costume Ranma-kun chose for her to wear for the small cosplay show at school!"

Soun glanced up from the shogi game he was playing with Genma and nearly busted a gut. "Oh my po-- poor daughter! To be -- ha-ha -- forced into such an outfit, and have to -- hee-hee -- go around the entire school and neighborhood like that!" The patriarch of the Tendos actually wanted to cry his eyes out in sadness, but the sight before him was just too funny. This meant he did the next best thing: Cry his eyes out in laughter.

Genma-panda raised a sign as he turned his head away. /Now you see what happens when you,/ there was a flip to the board/anger the boy, right?/ He didn't know his son had such an evil sense of humor though, and had thought it only consisted of violent and destructive torture.

"Whatever!" The middle Tendo shouted as she walked away. "I'm getting me a bag of potato chips and a few manga." She needed something to take her mind off of it all, and she hoped she didn't get used to this costume as she waited for the damn younger Saotome. She blinked when her dear older sister handed her a bag of chips from out of nowhere. Looking at it, a sweat-drop appeared. They were a bag of chips, but they weren't potato chips, they were carrot chips. "Not you too, Kasumiiiiii!!" Kasumi merely giggled and walked away.

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Ranma gave a yawn as he stood on one end of the soccer field and stared towards the opposite side where Ryoga was positioned. Apparently everybody in the school wanted to see the fight, everyone except for Nabiki that is. Akane, Kim, Ron, and the mole rat were even sitting around as well. He could hear a few people excited at the idea of possibly seeing a true fight. "You finally had the guts to show up, Ranma." Ryoga let out with a fanged grin.

"Of course I did." The braid-haired boy stated with a smirk. "I have the guts to show up for a fight at the right time, unlike somebody who can't take into account their inability to get anywhere." He watched as the bandana boy began to growl and pull out his umbrella. "Now tell me, Ryoga. Is this hatred for me really about that old bread feud, or is it actually over something worthwhile."

The lost boy pointed his umbrella right at his opponent. "Enough chatter, Ranma. I attack!" With that said, he rushed forward and attempted to jab the young Saotome with his weapon of choice. To his surprise, Ranma vanished from view and appeared behind him before sending a kick to his back and sending him towards the ground. Growling, the bandana boy got to his feet and quickly turned around.

"Now, care to explain what all this blind fury is about, Ryoga?" The blue-eyed martial artist asked as he scratched the back of his head.

"Shut up! Because of you, I've seen hell!" Ryoga shouted as he sent forth another jab of his umbrella. To his annoyance, his opponent jumped over it and landed behind him and gained a contemplative look.

"You must have been the life of the party down there then." The aquatransexual stated sarcastically. "So exactly what is it like in Hell? Is it all fire and brimstone like they say it is?" He proceeded to shake his hand. "Seriously, could you just tell me what the hell we are fighting for? I don't feel like fighting for something that has no meaning at all."

The angered Hibiki opened up his bamboo umbrella and sent off an intense glare. "Your sarcastic comments only increase the depths of my suffering!" He proceeded to toss the weapon like a boomerang and take off a bandana to try and catch his opponent by the wrist. To his surprise, Ranma's hand glowed green and shredded the bandana. "What the hell was that, Ranma?!" Actually not waiting for an answer, the lost boy tried to catch his pale opponent in the head with a fist. His annoyance continued when his target ducked and sent a kick to his stomach.

Ryoga was knocked backwards a little but managed to grab hold of the outstretched leg. Cocking his fist back, he sent it forward to try and punch the other boy's face in. The raven-haired boy blocked and grabbed onto the punch. With a fluid motion, he fell backwards and tossed the lost boy a few feet away. Standing up, he heard several people talk about the umbrella being heavy. Looking out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Akane, Ron, and Kim struggling to pick it up and only managed to pull it a few inches. "Holy cow, the guy's a monster! One hit by that guy and you're toast!" Ron shouted out in shock.

'Well, there was a bit of force behind that punch of his I blocked.' The young Saotome thought with a smirk. 'This just might be a little fun.' Glancing back, he barely managed to dodge a punch and found that he had been scraped on the cheek by his opponent's thumb. Wiping his cheek, he gained a feral grin that seemed to have made Ryoga a little nervous. "Well then, how about we kick this up a notch and get serious, Ryoga?"

The lost boy snarled at the thought of his opponent going easy on him. "I've been serious the whole time you bastard. Now die!!" He shouted as he sent another punch for the aquatransexual. His anger turned to complete surprise when he found himself surrounded by several copies of Ranma who were spinning around him at a fast clip. "Just what the hell is going on heOOF!" He shouted as a kick to his back sent him forward, and then a punch to his gut knocked him back. He was then shocked when his arms were grabbed from behind and his rival jumped over him while still holding onto his arms. He then experienced a painful slam to the ground as the copies of Ranma vanished and the real one was standing above him with a curious look.

"Are you ready to call it a day, Ryoga?" The pale Saotome asked with a slight hint of disappointment in his voice. He was hoping it wouldn't be this short. The disappointment vanished when the fallen boy began to stir and jumped back to his feet and appeared almost no worse for the wear. "That's good, for a moment there I was saddened by the thought of that being all you had." The braid-haired boy dodged a punch that was sent his way, grabbed the extended arm, did a spin, and tossed the boy towards the grass near the fence. Following, he watched as Ryoga scrambled to grab his umbrella.

"So you want to play with weapons?" Ranma asked as he extended his arm to the side. A few seconds later, a sword made of green energy extended into existence. This action caused the lost boy's jaw to drop. "Now, why don't we begin again?" For some reason, the raven-haired Saotome was having more fun and enjoyment than he remembered ever having. Not waiting for his opponent to say anything, he charged forth at a speed that Ryoga almost had trouble blocking with his umbrella. The two stood there for a second with their weapons struggling against each other, and the Hibiki boy felt a little nervous as he looked into a pair of emerald green eyes that were blue not long ago.

After a few moments of this, the aquatransexual managed to get past and inflict a small cut on his opponent's cheek. "It's as they say, Ryoga: An eye for an eye. I believe this makes us even?" He asked as he pointed to his own cut. Ryoga looked at him in shock for a second before narrowing his eyes and jabbing the umbrella forward. Ranma dodged, but his shirt was sliced a little. "That was a favorite shirt, too." The Saotome stated with a slight frown. "I think you owe me a shirt, lost boy."

"Quite acting like a girl and fight!" The boy with the umbrella shouted in hopes that the comment would anger his opponent. To his annoyance, it didn't do a thing to the other's mood as the pale martial artist looked over the slice in his shirt. Either that, or he didn't even hear it. "Who the hell cares about a stupid shirt anyway?" He suddenly found a frowning face just inches from his.

"For your information, a friend got this shirt for me. That is why it was a favorite of mine, and you just came around and sliced it just like that." Without warning, a lightning fast kick slammed against Ryoga's chin and sent him flying over the fence. As soon as the lost boy recovered, he had the leap out of the way of an energy blast that headed towards him and hit the water fountain. He managed to dodge the water and was surprised when Ranma turned into the raven-haired woman he had seen twice before.

"R-- Ranma, is that you?" He asked as he was trying to figure if his eyes were betraying him or not. At the woman's questioning look, he pointed to a certain area. Ranma looked down and noticed that she had transformed.

"Ah, thanks for the tip, Ryoga." She said as she pulled a bottle of water from somewhere and used her energy to heat it up. She then poured it over herself and reverted back to her birth form. "As you can see, I picked up a curse at a valley in China called Jusenkyou. It's a water-based curse and all. The spring was supposedly called Spring of Drowned Demon Woman."

The lost boy began to violently shake. 'Why the hell did he have to be the lucky one? Why couldn't he have fallen into a terrible spring.' "How can it be called a curse if the person is still human, and becomes such a beautiful woman at that?" He whispered out as he rushed towards his rival with rage in his eyes as he attempted to stab the Saotome again with the umbrella as he tossed a few bandanas.

Ranma jumped out of the way and sent a few energy blasts towards the bandanas to destroy them. 'Well someone seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder.' Shego observed from her spot in the back of the aquatransexual's mind. 'Do you think it's a possibility that he might have visited Jusenkyou?'

'With the way he's acting after seeing my form, it's a possibility.' The braid-haired boy answered back as an umbrella stab came his way. He decided to use a technique that he didn't use too much. "Saotome substitution technique." He whispered as a few twigs wearing his shirt appeared and took the jab of the weapon.

"What kind of trick is this?!" The action shocked Ryoga enough for Ranma -- without his shirt -- to do a leg sweep from behind and knock him to the ground. The umbrella came loose from his opponent's hand and the young Saotome picked it up. Giving it a few swings, a smirk came to his features.

"This is a nice weapon, Ryoga. What say we end the fight now and pick it up some other time? I'm ready to go home and get some rest." He frowned as the Hibiki pushed himself up into a standing position and pulled the belt from his waist and managed to stiffen it into a rod. "Oh come on, Ryoga. Do we really have to continue this right now?" Of course, he would if he had to, but he had lost interest in the fight when his opponent seemed to have had gone into a berserker rage.

"Shut up! We are going to finish this once and for all, Ranma. After I destroy your happiness, I'll finally have peace!" He slashed his belt, but was surprised when Ranma's hand glowed again and stopped it before giving a small grunt and lifting the belt with him on the end of it and slamming him against the ground a few times.

"Bam, bam, bam!" The braid-haired martial artist shouted with a small smile on his face as he proceeded to do a fun little impression of a certain cartoon baby. Finally finished with it, he left the lost boy on the ground and dropped the umbrella next to him. "Well, I'll be seeing you sometime, Ryoga." He stated as he began walking off. He didn't get more than a few feet before a bandana zoomed past his head and had almost cut him on the neck. Turning around, he leveled a glare at the now standing Hibiki. "Guess I should know better than to turn my back on someone like you."

Ryoga was about to say something when there was a shout of panic. "WHA! MAD BANDANA, MAD BANDANA!!" Turning towards the source, both martial artists watched as Ron was running their way while being chased by the bandana that the lost boy had tossed. "A BANDANA IS TRYING TO ATTACK ME!!" The blonde boy jumped to the ground as the flying object flew past. Giving a sigh of relief, he stood up… only for it to be revealed that his belt had been severed by the bandana. His pants almost fell down, but he had managed to catch them just in time. "Ha-ha, think you can pull one over on Ron Stoppable this time, don't you pants? Well, I showed you this time! HAHAHA!!" The male half of Team Possible noticed the looks he was getting and blushed. "Well, I've never been able to stop them before." Giving a nervous laugh, he ran up to join Kim and Akane. The latter of which looked in his direction and tried to figure just what the hell that was about. Kim, on the other hand, was blushing furiously at the Saotome boy's exposed top.

A sigh escaped Ranma as he grabbed the umbrella from Ryoga's hand and smashed the lost boy over the head with it. "Make sure there aren't any spectators around before you toss those damn things you idiot! Jeez, could you be any more careless? This fight is over with, now get out of here." With that, he dropped the umbrella onto his former opponent's head and started walking towards the three -- four if you count a naked mole rat -- people who had arrived before all the other students. His eyes caught the blush on the redhead's face and tilted his head. "Your not getting sick, are you Kim?" He asked as he waved a hand in front of the catatonic girl. In the back of his mind, Shego sighed about him being so dense at times.

The teen heroine snapped out of it and shook her head while trying to smile. "N-- no, I'm alright." She needed to find another subject to talk about. "How was it you were able to hold that umbrella so casually? It took Akane, Ron, and I to be able to even lift it a few inches off the ground." Just how strong was this boy? He did have a nice bo-- wait, she couldn't be thinking about stuff like that right now.

"Put your shirt on you pervert." Akane hissed as she elbowed the Saotome in the arm. "We don't need you flaunting yourself around in public!" It was also causing a complete distraction around the area. She watched as the braid-haired boy walked over to where his shirt lay next to the currently knocked out lost boy and put it on. As soon as he put his shirt on, Kim managed to get her blush under control.

"I don't see why I had to put my shirt on. It's not like there was anything nobody's ever seen before." Ranma stated while rolling his eyes. "Come on, Akane. Let's get back to the Tendo Dojo." His ears picked up the sound of beeping coming from the redheaded heroine.

"What's the sitch, Wade?" Kim asked as she whipped the Kimmunicator out. Anything so she could take her mind off the current situation.

"It seems that Motor Ed is currently in Russia trying to steal an experimental car fuel." The child super genius stated as he sipped on a soda that was sitting next to his computer. "In its experimental stage, it could be very dangerous and cause a vehicle to careen out of control at high speeds."

A sigh escaped the redhead at hearing that. "That's Motor Ed for you. He's always looking for some kind of crazy thrill with vehicles and speed. We're on it." She glanced towards her teammate who gave a nod. Ranma and Akane then watched them make their way away from an area.

'Well, I'm glad I'm not a hero or anything.' The braid-haired boy thought as he followed the dark-haired tomboy. 'I mean, all that running around the world and trying to save it just isn't me.'

A slight chuckle came from the back of his mind. 'Yeah, you're more at home just lazing around and reading manga while listening to music or watching TV. I still thank whatever deity is out there that the person I'm stuck with is a complete natural who just needed a little guidance into a certain direction.'

'Let's not forget the merging of personalities and addition of some of your past memories.' The Saotome thought with a frown. 'Those damn memory dumps still hurt.' It was like his head was trying to fill up with more than he could handle.

"Saotome!" A voice announced and broke him out of his thoughts. Turning his head, he groaned when he spotted Tatewaki Kuno walking in his direction. "Ranma Saotome, is it true that the lovely and mature Sheila-san is a relative of yours?" The kendoist didn't care much for the Saotome boy, but he was curious.

"Yeah she is, why?"

"I want you to inform the lovely woman of her splendid job in her punishment of the money-loving Nabiki Tendo. She is truly a genius in the art of punishment, and this makes me realize why she is so far above me. Even though I, Tatewaki Kuno, age 17, am of vast noble blood." The young Kuno stated with a fist to his chest as tears streamed down his cheeks.

Ranma blinked for a few moments before responding. "I'll make sure she gets the message you want me to give her." The guy really seemed to be living in a fantasy world. He watched as the taller boy gave a bow in thanks before walking off. Shaking his head, the braid-haired boy looked towards Akane's direction. "Let's hurry up and get back to the dojo before Nabiki starts going crazy."

"Why would my sister go crazy?"

"Because I called and told Kasumi to not let her take that outfit off until I got back." He answered back with a smirk. The youngest Tendo looked at him in horror. "So what say we hurry up and head back?" The aquatransexual asked as he started walking ahead. The dark-haired Tendo watched after him for a few moments before quickly catching up to see if her sister was alright.

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"We're home!" Ranma called out as Akane and he walked through the door. Kasumi appeared around the corner and greeted them. She then noticed something that a small frown on her face.

"Isn't that the shirt I got for you, Ranma-kun?" It was similar to a few of the green shirts that he already had, but there was a stitching of a dragon on the right sleeve. The question caused Akane to look at the braid-haired boy with wide eyes. When did these two become such good friends?

"Yeah, the idiot who challenged me sliced it with his umbrella. I'll have to fix it up sometime later on."

Akane pointed her thumb towards the Saotome boy with a frown. "The idiot here even walked around without his shirt on like some kind of pervert to embarrass the girls who were around the area." Her jaw nearly dropped when her oldest sister's face gained a small blush on it. 'What the hell did Ranma do to my sister?!'

Oblivious of the blush on the girl's face, Ranma went on to ask a certain question. "So how's our resident cabbit doing with her cur--" He was interrupted from his question when the aforementioned 'cabbit' made herself known as she appeared right in front of him and stared him in the eyes. Her own eyes seemed to hold a crazed hope in them as she attempted to remain calm.

"Can I take this off now, Ranma?" She asked as her hands flexed in and out of fists as she put forth a puppy-dog pout. "I think I'm actually starting to become used to this, and that means I NEED to take this off. I will never do anything to humiliate you again!"

"Uh, sis," Akane began with a sweat-drop, "are you aware that the little tail on your butt is actually wiggling? Your ears are also twitching as well." After that comment, the entire room had turned completely still and silent. The only movements during those few moments were the twitching of Nabiki's Ryo-ohki ears and tail. The middle Tendo then grabbed the Saotome boy by the shoulders.

"PLEASE let me take these off!!" She couldn't take anymore of this, and she was liable to get even more in touch with this costume if she were to remain in it any longer. "I swear that I will never ever attempt to humiliate you again!"

Ranma blinked for a few moments before nodded. "Alright Nabiki, you can take that costume off." He also didn't want to see what could happen if she remained in that outfit for any longer.

"MYAH!" The Middle Tendo shouted as she hugged the raven-haired boy. This entire action caused everyone to stare in silence yet again. "I-- I'll be right back!" She shouted as she ran for her room to get out of the outfit that was slowly turning her crazy. The remaining people stared after her before shaking their heads and agreeing to never speak of what just happened again.

'And here I thought that I'd seen it all.' Shego commented with a bit of humor behind her voice. 'She really does make a good Ryo-ohki, and it's kind of disappointing you couldn't have her wear it longer.' The figment finished with a small chuckle.

'I couldn't bring myself to do that though. You saw how desperate she was to get it off, and how she was starting to actually get in touch with that thing. I don't even WANT to know how something like that could happen.' He then began to think of what would have happened if the girl had been forced to wear the Mihoshi outfit for just as long. 'Ok, it could be worse.'

The figment in the back of his mind thought for a second. 'Hmm… you really think she has learned her lesson?' She asked curiously. 'In my experience, people like that don't exactly learn very well. They would rather work on trying to get revenge for the humiliation.' There was a smirk. 'I know I would.'

'I'd like to think that she did learn her lesson.' Ranma thought back with a frown. 'But if she tries something else, then we're just going to have a little more fun with it all.' The middle Tendo was smart, and so you'd think she'd put all this behind her, right?

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Later that night in Ranma's dreamscape, the raven-haired martial artist was doing something that he never even dreamed would be possible in a million years. He was holding a small kitten and petting it as it purred. Even more, he only had a slight bit of nervousness as he held it. No longer was he completely locking up and shaking at being in such close proximity of the little creature. "Well, you're making progress with it." Shego commented with her arms crossed as she watched the boy laugh at being licked by the small feline. "How could you ever have thought that that little thing was so evil and vicious?" At the look she received, the woman waved a hand. "Ok, I forgot about that. I saw one of your memories about that time, and I can see that anyone would be traumatized to be a part of it."

"So what exactly do you think would happen when I finally conquer this fear?" It had been something that he had been wondering as they were going about trying to solve this problem.

The former villain sidekick gave a minor shrug and pointed her thumb towards a certain silver panther that was sitting just several feet away and just out of range for Ranma to get fearful of. "I don't know. Maybe you should ask Cheriko. She IS the embodiment of the Neko-ken in your mind after-all. I'm sure she would have a clue."

The young Saotome looked towards the feline and didn't have to ask the question before she answered. "There wouldn't be too much that happens, Ranma." The silver creature stated as it yawned and stretched. "You'll have a minor increase in abilities and senses. It won't be too much of a big difference, but it will be helpful. Unlike the berserker Neko-ken mode that many have fallen into, you'll have conscious control of it, and so it won't be as destructive, mindless, and crazed. Think of it more as just a greater sense of awareness to your surroundings." There was a small chuckle from her. "I also doubt you'd gain the claw ability considering you already have that thanks to Shego's power."

"Well at least I know I won't gain any cat-ears or tail. That would be just weird." The thought of going around with cat appendages made him shiver. "If that happened, I'd be considered some kind of freak." Thank Kami-sama that it wouldn't happen.

Cheriko gave a small pout. "It won't happen, but it is quite a shame. You'd look good with feline features." She noticed the eye roll from Shego. "Well, he would. Both forms would look a lot better if they took a feline appearance." With a devious and feline smile, the panther waved a paw and manipulated the dreamscape so that the aforementioned feline features -- of the Black Panther variety -- appeared on the other two occupants. Hey, she was part of Ranma's mind as well.

"CHERIKO!" Both raven-haired occupants shouted at once towards the laughing creature. Both of their tails swished around violently as they glared. The Saotome couldn't stare long enough before feeling nervous and turning around however. "Why the hell does my mind have to play host to a nut-case?" Ranma asked out with a sigh. Turning his head, he watched with humor as Shego started chasing the silver panther with energy blasts. Looking back down at the kitten in his arms, he let loose of a breath he didn't know he had been holding and manipulated his mind to transform it into a normal sized house cat.

As soon as the action happened, he froze a little when the now grown feline looked at him with eyes no longer full of the innocence that the kitten he previously had did. "N-- nice c-- cat." He stated as he tried to keep his composure as the creature moved around in his arms. The blue-eyed martial artist cursed many time at how he had to do this, and how he would rather face a chainsaw wielding maniac in a hockey mask than a blasted cat. Looking down again, he sweat-dropped when he saw the cat wearing a hockey mask. "I need better control of my own mind."

His ears perked up when some odd noise echoes around the area. "Wake up Ranma, It's me, Ryoga." He blinked at the voice echoing. "Hey! Wake up and fight me!" Ranma finally figured out that it must have been coming outside of his mind, and that damn Ryoga was trying to wake him up.

"Just how freaking pigheaded can this bastard be?!" He asked himself in annoyance before a loud shout interrupted him from his mind.

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Ryoga was moving around silently within the Tendo home. He knew this was breaking and entering, but he didn't care. A duel had no set time when it meant finally being rid of the source of your suffering. Finally defeating his rival would give him the inner peace that he had desired for all these years. He just had to find his way around this house until he found Ranma's room. It was easier said than done, but he forced himself to find his way this time by keeping his eyes on the path he was taking. He also used the signs on the doors for a guide so he wouldn't walk into the wrong room.

He finally found himself at a door with no nameplate on it and decided to peek inside and see if the reason for his suffering was inside. The room was a little on the dark side, but he identified a figure laying on a futon who had slightly pale skin and raven-black hair. Although said raven-black hair seemed long, he remembered from his brief meetings at seeing Ranma's cursed form that 'she' had long hair. He still couldn't understand why the young Saotome was dressed the way 'she' was a few days ago, but put it out of his mind for now.

Sneaking through the doorway and into the room, Ryoga noticed that Ranma was tangled up in her sheets, and the tank-top she was wearing had actually slid upwards. This sight had caused the lost boy to almost have a nosebleed. 'If you're going to freaking sleep as a girl, do something to make sure you don't flash anyone!' The lost boy thought in complete annoyance and embarrassment. 'Why the hell did he have to get so lucky with getting cursed?! If only I turned into a girl, or at least remained human.'

With his anger peaked, he proceeded to try and wake the boy turned woman up from her sleep so they could fight. It seemed that nothing he did managed to wake his rival up as she just tossed and turned as if nothing was going on. With a snarl in annoyance, he put his face right next to the woman's ear. "WILL YOU JUST WAKE UP?!!"

Ranma woke up at the sudden ringing in her ears, but so did the panda who had been in the next futon. The next thing the pale boy turned woman knew, she was tossed outside in the rain and Koi pond. "What in the hell?!" Getting out of the pond, she glanced at the figure of Ryoga who was standing with his umbrella opened. "Ok, Ryoga, you are really starting to piss me off. It's in the middle of the fracking night you freak!"

"SILENCE! Does revenge kno--" He couldn't get out what he was going to say before the face of his rival appeared just inches away from his as her hand grabbed onto his collar. The next thing he knew, a fist had been planted in his face. The pale woman then pulled her fist back, made a flat hand, and smacked him several times on each side of his face without batting an eye. She then took her leg and kneed him in the gut before kicking him into the wall.

"Revenge this, you bastard." Throwing her arms to the side, she called forth her energy. This action caused Ryoga to gulp slightly. He didn't think Ranma would get this pissed off. He then watched with eyes as wide as saucers as the raven-haired woman jumped into the air and called forth one big as all hell war hammer made out of green energy and proceeded to try and slam him flat into the ground. He managed to move out of the way, but had to dodge like he never dodged before so those glowing green hands wouldn't touch him. He wasn't lucky as a hand managed to swipe him and cause four long gashes on his chest. This slowed him down enough for his opponent to send a quick punch to his gut. "You disturbed my sleep in the middle of the night for your petty revenge, and I do not appreciate that." The pale woman jumped several feet back and assumed a fighting stance. "If you continue to attack me out of the blue like this again, they won't even be able to find your freaking body!"

"What the hell are you talking about?!" The Ranma he used to know at school wasn't this viscious, was he? The look in those cold and hard emerald green eyes made him shiver, and the glowing green hands and energy she used w-- wait a minute. "You were the cause of me getting cursed at Jusenkyou after-all. I was standing on a cliff when beams of green energy exploded against the cliff and sent me flying upwards, only to fall towards the springs below."

The currently 23-year-old scratched the back of her head for a second. "Huh, I guess that is one thing I could be responsible for." She said with a small shrug. "Oh well, it's your bad luck for being at the wrong place at the wrong time." Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Akane and Kasumi standing and watching outside with a barbell in the younger's hands. Apparently, the green glowing hands had been what tipped the two off to her being outside and handling the situation. "Alright Ryoga, I apologize for blowing up the cliff you were standing on. Now, can we please stop this stupid crap before I put you in the hospital?"

Whatever reservations the lost boy had about fighting the boy turned woman, they vanished when he learned that she was responsible for the energy that sent him into the springs. Snarling in her direction, he leapt towards her to tear her neck off. He wasn't able to get close enough before a blast of energy knocked the umbrella out of his hands. Standing there shocked for a split second, he ran and took off running out of the area. Walking towards the direction that the Hibiki had ran, the raven-haired woman saw the clothes he was wearing. 'Well, I guess whatever spring he fell into must have turned him into a small creature.' Shego observed.

'Yeah, let's take these clothes back to the house just in case the worthless idiot shows up.' Ranma answered back as she scooped the items up and carried them back to the house. 'If I see that guy again too soon, I'm going to break his legs and arms so he'll listen to reason and get a clue.'

'Sounds like a plan to me, Ranma.' The voice in the back of his head stated with what the Saotome thought might have been a feral grin. 'Stubborn people like that are hard to knock sense into.'

'I'll knock sense into him, even if I have to smash him to a pulp to do it. Waking me up in the middle of the night…' Grumbling about idiots and many other things, the green-eyed woman made her way back into the house and tossed Ryoga's pack to the side of the room and proceeded to dry herself off with a towel. Going back to sleep would be a good option at the moment.

"Just what were you and Ryoga doing at this time of night, Ranma?" Akane asked curiously as she appeared behind the currently older woman. Ranma turned around to see Akane with some odd little pig in her arms. As soon as the thing saw her, it began getting angry.

"That idiot still has all that revenge crap on his mind. I tell you, he's the most pigheaded person I've ever met." She then pointed a pale finger towards the creature in the younger girl's arms. "What's with the little porker in your arms?"

The youngest Tendo shook her head at the question. "I'm not sure where it came from, but it's such a sweet little thing." The dark-haired girl proceeded to hug the pig close to her, and Ranma noticed humorously that the thing seemed to blush.

"Hey Akane," she started with a laugh, "I think your new friend is blushing. It must be a male piglet. Why don't we check?" Akane lifted the thing by its arms so they could both look. "Hey, I was right. The little thing is a male, and it seems to be a little on the perverted side." The raven-haired aquatransexual proceeded to poke the thing in the nose. "Quite the naughty little pig, aren't yoOUCH!" She shouted as the thing bit her on the finger. With her other hand glowing, she growled at the thing. "Why you little--"

"Stop Ranma!" The youngest Tendo announced as she pulled the thing close. "It's just a little piglet, and it's probably scared of you. Why don't you go warm it up with a bath?"

"I've got a better idea." Ranma stated as she grabbed the towel and wrapped it around the thing. "There, now it'll get nice and warm. Now you can do whatever you want with it. I'm going to bed." With a wave of dismissal, the boy turned woman walked off towards the guest room.

Shego took that moment to speak up. 'Ranma, didn't that pig seem familiar somehow?' At her host's negative answer, she went on again. 'Well, it seemed to have the same bandana that Ryoga has. He also showed up right after Ryoga vanished. Last but not least, the pig seems to hate your guts for some reason.'

'You know, you may have something there.' The raven-haired woman answered back in contemplation before waving it off. 'Eh, I'll worry about it in the morning. I'm tired, and nothing is going to interrupt me from it.' She stated as she entered the guest room and slipped under the warm covers.

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Ranma yawned as she made her way downstairs and towards the common room the next morning. Her father had tried to force her awake to spar like usual, but a well placed energy blast was enough to send him packing outside without her. Her mind filtered through the events of last night and wondered if the little porker was still around. They still had some things they needed to discuss, and she would make sure the little bastard would listen to her.

Arriving at her destination, the younger Saotome noticed that Akane was cradling the small pig in her arms while Nabiki was drinking her usual morning coffee to fully wake up. Soun was reading the morning newspaper as usual, and Genma was pulling out signs from who-knows-where. The next person in the family wasn't there though, and a thought crossed her mind. "Hey Kasumi, would you like any help in the kitchen?"

The oldest Tendo daughter poked her head out of the kitchen. "No thank you, Ranma. I have everything under control. Maybe tomorrow I'll let you do it." She finished with a smile. The two had recently started to rotate who did what on which day. It was something that allowed Kasumi to have the break once in a while that she needed.

Ranma nodded and turned towards the youngest daughter and the pig in her arms. "I see that you're still carrying the little porker around." She stated with a hand to her chin as she noticed the looks the pig was giving her.

The boy turned woman received a nod from the younger girl. "I let P-chan sleep in my bed with me last night to keep him warm. It's so cute how he seems to squirm for some reason. You'd think he was shy or something." The pale woman hid a smile at what the girl said.

"P-chan?"

"Pig cute."

'Oh, this is going to turn out to be so fun.' The Saotome thought as she cleared her throat. "Say Akane, my mind went over something last night as I was going to sleep and conversing with Shego." The dark-haired girl looked in her direction curiously. "'P-chan' has the same bandana that Ryoga wears, and the little thing appeared on the same night as the guy as well." Her emerald eyes noticed the pig start to get nervous. "In fact, it was right after Ryoga disappeared that this little thing appeared."

Everyone around the table started putting two and two together. It was then that Akane spoke up. "Oh, I know what this means." Ranma smirked and 'P-chan' began to sweat-drop. "This little guy is actually Ryoga's pig, and they got separated last night." There was a massive face-fault around the table at that statement. Pushing herself back up into a sitting position, the guest to the Tendo home gave a shake to her head.

"Akane, Ryoga went to Jusenkyou and got cursed." At the blank look on the tomboyish girl's face, Ranma sighed and grabbed a little hot water. She then tossed a little on the pig in the girl's arms. Everyone's eyes widened in complete shock as the small and cute pig turned into a naked teenaged boy in the youngest Tendo's arms.

Ryoga chuckled nervously at the looks he was receiving. "I-- uh-- I c-- can explain."

"PERVERT!!" Akane screamed as she grabbed a practice sword and began beating the fanged boy senseless while Ranma began laughing her butt off at the whole scene. "You got your damn feel of me when I cuddled you, and you slept with me in my bed!!" The girl yelled as she continued to try and send the boy into the land of darkness. It took Soun, Nabiki, and Genma to restrain the girl while Ranma continued to laugh her ass off. Kasumi merely stated an 'oh my' at the whole scene before she took a glass of water and poured it over the beaten lost boy.

"We can't have a naked teenaged boy lying on the floor beaten and unconscious. It just wouldn't be proper." That statement from the oldest sister ensured that the boy turned woman would continue to laugh until her eyes began to tear.

"Oh Kami-sama, I haven't laughed that much in I don't know how long." The emerald-eyed martial artist stated as she wiped the tears away from her eyes. "And here I was thinking that Ryoga was just a wet blanket." Everyone stared at the raven-haired woman who had actually laughed at a scene of complete violence. They then watched as she laid a hand on Akane's shoulder. "Akane, you did me proud. That was the greatest display of idiot bashing that I have ever seen. Good job." She announced as she held out a hand to shake the younger girl's. "Let's start all over with each other. Hi, I'm Ranma Saotome, sometimes known as Sheila Go and Shego. Would you like to be friends?"

Everyone around the table blinked for several minutes until the youngest reached out her hand to shake the pale one. "Um… I'm Akane Tendo, and I would like to be friends." This had just turned out to be a little weird.

"Excellent!" Ranma shouted. "Now there's no reason for us to distrust each other!" She finished with a bright smile.

"Saotome," Soun started with tears running down his face, "our children are really starting to get along!"

/Could it mean wedding bells in the future?/ Genma-panda signed in curiosity. He had quickly become cowed when an energy blast turned the sign into ash.

"If I recall correctly, I said that there would not be any engagements and forced marriages. Did I not say that?" The younger Saotome asked with a bright smile as her hands continued to glow. At the fathers' quick nodding, she ended the energy. "Good, and let's remember that so there won't be a next time."

/My son is scarier than the master ever was./ The man turned panda signed with a shiver at the thought of the ancient pervert.

That caused Ranma to tilt her head in curiosity. "Who was your old martial arts master, pop?" If the man was scary enough to scare someone like that, then he couldn't be all bad, right?

A slight shiver ran down Soun's spine. "We'd rather not say, Ranma. To say his name would mean inviting him in. Even though we did away with him long ago, no evil of that magnitude could ever be fully gone." His mind also went over the thought of the boy turned woman actually somehow getting along with their master's evil. 'No, that is just too scary to imagine.'

The raven-haired aquatransexual gave a shrug. If they didn't want to say, then they didn't have to. Glancing over, she noticed that Ryoga was just now beginning to wake up from his punishment. Grinning, she walked over and picked the piglet up by the bandana. "Ok 'P-chan', we need to talk about a few things." The small creature tried to scratch and bite at her. "Calm down before I turn you into a tasty kakuni. It's been a while since I've had a dish of boiled pork, and you'd make a right fine meal." The threat had the effect of making the boy turned pig listen. "Now, I'm going to tell you once and for all. Quit trying to blame and kill me for all the problems in your life. I was the one who stood outside and waited THREE DAMN DAYS for you to arrive. You may have been running around looking, but I stood in that spot for those days without moving an inch. My patience wore thin and I couldn't stand it any longer. I then had to leave because it didn't seem like you were going to come. Does that make any sense to you?"

"Bwee!" The small piglet shouted as it nodded its head vigorously. When she put it that way, it did make a little sense.

A smirk appeared on the emerald-eyed woman's features. "Good, it looks like you can learn." The creature made a 'bwee' of indignation. "Next on the list is following me all the way to China and getting cursed. Now, I will admit that you getting cursed was my fault, and for that I sincerely apologize." Ryoga seemed to calm down a little at that. "Following me to China on the other hand was not my fault." She stated with a frown. "Instead of following me there, you could have possibly waited here in Japan until I returned and then challenged me for the duel that was never finished. You probably would have had less anger flowing within you if you had done that."

"Bwee…" The creature stated as he blushed at not thinking about that. Perhaps he had gone about this all wrong. 'Damn you, Ranma. You are completely right, and I hate that.' He thought angrily as the raven-haired woman set him down on the floor. He then watched as she walked over to where she had tossed his pack last night. Reaching into it, she pulled out some of his clothes and tossed them to him. She then went and grabbed a little hot water and poured it over him. The now human lost boy scrambled to put his clothes on and leveled a glare towards his rival. "Damn it, Ranma. You make me feel as if I'm the villain in all of this."

Ranma walked up and sat down across from him. "That's because you are, pork-head." That caused the boy to snarl. "But I think you might be trainable though. You just need some proper pointing in the right direction, and then you'll be all set. Unfortunately, I'm not the kind of person for that stuff."

"Why do you seem so different from what I remember in school, and why were you at Furinkan in that outfit the other day?" The currently 23-year-old woman proceeded to explain the story to the lost boy. When she finished, Ryoga could only stare at her and blink. "You realize how weird that sounds, don't you?" At her nod, he proceeded to shake his head before a smirk appeared. "What do you think would happen if the school learned about this?"

Everyone watched as the younger Saotome gave a small chuckle as she brought out an emerald green file and began to work on her nails. "Well if it happens, then I hope I'd be able to explain myself and keep the job." Her eyes glanced up at the bandana boy. "And if they find out from a certain lost boy, then we know what will be on the next menu. Am I right, Kakuni-chan?" She asked sweetly as a glowing hand appeared right in front of the boy's face.

Ryoga gave off a nervous laugh as he waved his hands. "Y-- you don't have to worry about that, R-- Ranma. It wouldn't be right to r-- reveal a person's secret. I promise on my honor as a martial artist that I will never tell a soul." Not if he wanted to keep his hide in tact. He DID NOT want to end up as boiled pork.

Ranma's head then turned towards a certain middle Tendo daughter. "And if they ever find out about it from a certain Ice Queen, then that Ice Queen is going to spend a week in a certain costume. Wouldn't that be lovely, Nabi-ohki-chan?" Nabiki paled and nodded. A smile found its way on the boy turned woman's face. "Oh, and Ryoga," she began, "maybe we could spar again sometime. You're a great fighter, and I'd hate to see a challenging opponent go to waste at the bottom of a food dish."

"Th-- thanks, I think." Ryoga stated with a gulp.

"Yes, and if you ever want to challenge me again," she began as she drank some of her favorite tea, "tell me beforehand instead of blindly attacking me. Do you think you can do that?" At his reluctant nod, she smiled again. "Yes, I do think you can be trained with enough patience." At that moment, there was a small knock at the front door.

"I wonder who that could be." Kasumi stated as she stood up and walked towards the door. A few moments later, she came back with some guy who was walking on his knuckles and feet and followed by a few monkey ninja. "Sheila-chan, I believe this man is here for you. I didn't catch his name though." Ranma didn't need for him to tell though, because Shego provided her with the information.

"The name is Monkey Fist." the people around the room could only blink at such an odd name. "I have come because an informant of mine had told me that a woman named Shego was here, and I see that she is currently going by the name of Sheila." He stated as he looked towards his reason for coming here. "I was wondering if I could gain your services on a mission that I am currently on."

The pale woman looked in his direction with board eyes. "What is it that you want, Monkey Fist?" Maybe this would bring with it a little fun that she could have. She noticed that the monkey master of Tai Shing Pek Kwar wanted her to follow him. Shrugging, the boy turned woman walked with him to the outside and followed him onto the roof. "Now, what is this about?" She asked as he pulled out some scrolls.

"First, I want to see if you truly are Shego." The woman with him nodded and called forth her energy. Now knowing that it was true, he proceeded. "I have in my possession scrolls that I stole from a Nepalese temple that will lead me to several artifacts of the legendary Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King or Son Goku." There was a bored nod from the woman. "I was wondering if you could help me on this quest, since I know that Kim Possible and -- worst of all -- Ron Stoppable would be there to stop me."

"So you want me to travel with you, help you in getting these artifacts, and help in preventing Kimmie from stopping your quest?" At her companion's nod, she thought for a second. "Could I have a little time to think about it? I want to see if I really want to go about traveling to various places when I would rather lounge around and read."

Monkey Fist seemed to be slightly put off, but nodded since he understood how unmotivated Shego could be at times. He handed her a small card as he stood up. "This is the place I'll be at. When you reach your decision, let me know. I would like to get this adventure started by the evening." At the woman's nod, he hopped off the roof and had his monkey ninja follow him.

'Now this is getting interesting.' Shego commented with a smirk. 'So, what do you plan on doing, Ranma? Do you decide to have a little fun and go with him, or do you decide to just say here and do nothing.' The figment was actually hoping for the former option.

'You know, I'm not really sure. Part of me would like to, but another part doesn't want to.' She sat there for a few moments in thought before she noticed certain people making their way towards the Tendo Dojo. 'Maybe I could actually have a little fun with this.' She thought as she hopped off the roof.

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"I can't believe it, how did you find out we were in Nerima, Yori?" Ron asked as Kim, Yori and he walked towards the Tendo Dojo.

"Master Sensei has his ways of knowing these things, Stoppable-san." The kunoichi from Yamanouchi answered with a smile. "How is your current stay here in Nerima, Stoppable-san, Possible-san?" She asked in curiosity.

"It's not too bad, Yori." Kim answered. For some reason, she felt uneasy around the girl, and she couldn't understand why. "Ron has found someone who has been training him to get a better hold over his martial arts, and I've found someone who was willing to train me in some Chinese Amazon martial arts. That's mostly because my arch-nemesis is currently living here, and she's surpassed me quite a bit somehow."

A frown appeared on the raven-haired kunoichi's face. "It's not good to have an arch-nemesis surpass you in ability, Possible-san. I do hope you manage to get back onto equal footing." The redhead gave her thanks to the other girl. "So how is your training in bettering your martial arts ability going, Stoppable-san?"

The blonde boy gave a smile in her direction. "Well, I don't like to brag, but I do think I'm starting to get the hang of it. You should have seen Motor Ed's face when I knocked a few of his friends on their backs." He stated as he proceeded to do a few martial arts poses. On his head, Rufus mimicked him and shouted out 'hyah'.

A male voice made itself known behind the group. "Well I'm glad that my training of you hasn't been in vain." They nearly jumped out of their skin as they turned around to see a certain braid-haired boy standing with his arms behind his back and a smile on his face. "I didn't scare you too bad, did I?"

"Don't DO that, Ranma!" Kim stated in annoyance as she held a hand to her chest. Just how did he sneak up on them like that?

"Ah, sorry about that." The young Saotome stated as he scratched the back of his head. "Oh, I feel that I should let you know something about Sheila." At their curious looks, he continued. "Some weirdo named Monkey Fist arrived a few moments ago and asked if she would like to help him in obtaining some monkey artifacts once owned by some guy named Sun Wukono or something."

"What was her answer?" The redhead asked with a frown. It would be just like the woman to agree to do something like this.

Ranma made a small shrug. "She said that she'd think about it and get back to him about her answer later on." He gave a tap to his chin. "From the way she was acting, I'd say she's leaning towards helping him with it." He noticed the look on the girl's face. "I just thought you should know. I'm going on a small training trip of my own, and so I wouldn't be able to help you with anything. I know how you two are arch-rivals, and I'm aware of how you like to fight with each other. I didn't think you'd want to give up a chance to battle her to try and prevent her from doing something." He gave a wave and started walking off. "I'll be going now, bye you guys." With that, he vanished from view.

Ron watched the spot the boy had been at. "You know, he really is a good guy." He stated with a smile towards his friend. "If he wasn't, I don't think he would have tipped us off about Shego's doings." It's too bad the guy wasn't actively trying to help. Yori, meanwhile, was standing in the spot and trying to figure out how Ranma just vanished out of thin air like he did. She couldn't figure it out, however.

"You're right." Kim stated back. "It's hard to believe how the two could be related."

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A little later on, Monkey Fist and his ninja were standing on top of a large building in downtown Nerima. Feeling a presence, he turned around and spotted 'Shego' standing just a few feet away on the same roof. "So, what did you decide to do, Shego?"

Ranma gave a small shrug and smiled. "I've decided to help you. It could provide a little amusement if Kimmie shows up on the scene." Besides, she also had something she wanted to do as well.

"Excellent decision, Shego. I'm glad that you'll be helping me." The monkey master stated with a smirk as he shook the woman's hand. "We'll be leaving in just a few hours. Make sure you got everything you need and meet me back here."

"Right!"

xxA.Nxx

So we have a little fun going on now. Hmm… what does Ranma want to do as well while on the little trip? That's a very good question indeed.