"So you are Ranma's Aunt. Though what exactly are you doing here?" Toph asked Haruna.
"I am manga artist and I came here because I heard of the cursed spring and actually saw the result of them from my idiot old brother. Though I also came to confirm something I saw on Ripley's Believe or Not website. I plan to use both as inspiration for my next manga" she said.
"What curse does Ranma's dad have? Does he turn into Anthro animal like we do" Akane asked as other looked that she had been paired with for three years looked at her in curious manner.
"It roughly description of what your curse forms are now" Haruna told them as the three members from unit in Konton just nodded in respond.
Aura ( having borrowed some clothes from the Guide's daughter) pulled at her aunt's shirt sleeve and had sign that had arrow pointed down at herself.
"No your curse is that you become human. Which in strange way is actually the reverse of that numbskull father of yours" she said sighing.
"My sister is not human! How is that possible? She look pretty human to me right now" Ranma asked.
"Of course she does as this is her curse form (grabs some hot water and throws at Aura) now look at her" the older Saotome woman said.
There standing where a human Aura once stood was small panda cub standing upright on two legs.
Aura blinked as she had been returned to her original form as panda. Though she did stay like this for long before walking over to the table grabbing a glass of water and poured it over herself reverting back to her human form.
"So you like be human better then being a panda, huh?" Haruna asked
Her niece just nodded in respond showing a bunch signs with stick figure and other crude drawings of what appear to be her escaping from the circus and getting rejected by other pandas.
While Haruna back up Aura's claim with story she had off Ripley's Believe or Not site that show Aura in panda form walk around and using her magic sign to communicate with people.
"Though how did Ranma's father end up getting a panda pregnant" Shampoo asked.
"That what would like to know as I do not know how in the world he managed to do it but my brother never ceases to amaze me yet it always for the wrong reason" the long hair woman said
She was often embarrassed to call Genma her brother as for man that constantly goes on and on about honor, he really did not have any of his own.
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Later that night everyone was asleep. Ranma ,Toph, and Aura were all bundled up together as Ranma went to sleep by himself but the two girls woke up and half asleep laid down next to him. Akane want to sleep near Huo while Shampoo was nearby as the Guide's house was not that big so all pretty crowded for eight people in there.
Carefully Huo made his way from Akane and Shampoo who sleeping pretty close to him out the house as he was never really asleep to begin. Also because this was first real good nights sleep the four of them were getting in nearly a year. They were all in a pretty deep slumber even Toph who was normally a light sleeper. Thus because of this it was pretty easy for him to sneak out the house.
"Going somewhere 'Huo'? I thought you would have at least said goodbye to her" he heard a voice asked him
"I do not ever remember see you around her hometown before" Huo asked back as it seem she knew alias he went under while living in Akane's hometown.
"Ranma's mother is one of my best friends as well as my sister-in-law. Also before you came along and eventually set up Akane to be kidnapped. She looked up to me as Aunt in the same way she did with Ranma's mother" Haruna said.
"Are you going to get even with me for what I have do to Ranma and Akane? If so I will not resist nor complain as there is no punishment I am not willingly to face if make for my stealing three years of their lives and all the memories of their pasts" Huo said.
"Just go as while you might set up Akane's kidnapping. You also are the reason she almost back to normal so go. I take care of the four of them and try get in contact with Ranma's mother as it been nine years since she has last seen her son. While Aura might being a shock to her at first, I am sure that Nodoka will accept and raise her well. She seem to be a good kid like her older brother which saying a lot consider who their father is" Haruna said
"I guess this one case where the apple falling far from the tree is good thing as Nodoka-san never really had any positive to say about her husband" Huo told her.
"My brother not really a bad guy…a stupid guy that makes extremely idiotic decision maybe but there are people out there a whole lot worse then him in the world. Both Nodoka and I should know as we have seen them first hand" Ranma's Aunt said as Huo began walking off.
"Oh before I go make sure that the four of them never hear these words (Huo then handed her sheet paper with four words on them) as the mind control triggers I plant in their minds might still be there. If they are just try splashing them with water as process of them changing forms should be able to undo the effects causing them to return to normal. Before you say anything it was necessary that I do it otherwise they would still be mindless puppets as I would have been able bring them here thanks to the failsaves that were placed in their mind by the group I once worked for" Huo informed her.
"Better get going as Akane can fly after you if she wants to now as in her amnesiac state she still has that crush on you from three years ago" Haruna said.
"I know that and make he feel really uncomfortable as that why I chose to leave like this. I do not deserve the her love nor that of her oldest sister. I am unsure how much time I can buy you but please get out China as fast as possible and return to Japan with them" he said.
"I plan to as Nodoka already loss her son twice. I am not going waste this chance for her to see him again" Haruna replied.
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I would like to thank
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