DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS. MY PERCEPTION OF THE CHARACTERS ARE JOTTED IN THE STORY.
CHAPTER 1
"What a haul! What a haul!"
"UGH! It's the old pervert again!" The girls screamed and chased after a midget with brooms and baseball bats. "He won't escape this time!" A short blue-haired girl shouted and chased after him.
"NOW!" She shouted and from a tree dropped a pink panty attached to a thin thread.
"My sweet!" The midget jumped high to catch the panty. Before he could land on his feet, a bat flew through the air and hit his head knocking him to the hard ground. The ground beneath him rumbled and he fell into a pit. Dirt and stones hit his face as he stared up at the girls with teary eyes. "Why would you do this to a poor old man?" His bottom lip wobbled and he sniffled.
Akane grabbed his "collection" and handed it to her friends. "You never learn, do you?"
"A..Akane-chan" He gave her his best puppy dog eyes when she grabbed a huge rock and closed the pit. "Oyasumi Oji-san"
She clapped her hands and turned to her friends. "Thank you, Akane!" The girls hugged the blue-haired beauty and smiled brightly. "Let's get to our classes shall we?"
"Hai!" The girls cheered and walked off chatting and giggling
At the Tendo residence.
"Tendo-kun look!" A stout middle-aged man pointed at the pond, successfully distracting his friend.
"What is it Saotome-kun?" Soun Tendo frowned and looked at the direction his friend pointed.
Cackling quietly, Genma Saotome switched the pieces before his friend noticed."You cheat!" The man glared at his friend. "That's not fair!"
"Come on Tendo-kun, it's fun. " Saotome laughed it off and gestured Soun to play.
"Saotome look!" The long-haired man pointed at the sky.
"Hehe, I'm not falling for that, Tendo-kun." Saotome grinned and adjusted his specs.
"No, really something's coming!" Soun shouted and stood up.
"AHHHHHH!" Two boys fell out of a portal and dropped into the pond, drenching Soun and Genma in the process.
Soun turned to the panda who flipped the board saying "Trouble?"
"Don't know." The panda and the man neared the two boys who were now fighting.
"You stupid twin! You had to let go!" One of the boys shouted and lunged for the other's throat.
"You told me to let go!" The other one shouted and grabbed his brother's shirt.
Soun and Genma watched the twins and took in their appearance. For some strange reason, they resembled a young man they knew.
"Saotome-Kun, don't you think they look like Ranma?" The long-haired man looked at his best friend for some light in the matter.
"yes! doppelganger?" The panda flipped the board again. Soun's eyes widened "We need to get to the bottom of this!"
The two boys stopped fighting when they noticed their audience. "Oji-chan!" Their whole face brightened at the sight of a familiar face.
"Oji-chan?!" Soun parroted in a squeaky tone and stepped back when the boys climbed out of the pond and neared him.
"Oji-chan, what's wrong? It's me Kiyoshi and he's Hiyoshi!" The young man with blue eyes pointed at his brother who had brown eyes.
"My daughters aren't married yet!" Soun shouted and stepped back. Shocked, the boys glanced at each other before turning to their grandfather.
"..." Hiyoshi took in the surroundings and then walked inside to check the calendar.
"Hey- Hey! Where are you going?" Soun followed the teenager and tapped his shoulder. Hiyoshi stepped back from the calendar and turned to his brother. "We have traveled back in time."
Momentarily, Kiyoshi looked surprised at his brother's revelation and turned to his grandfather. "Oji-chan. You might have to sit for this."
"Tadaima" A sweet voice called out. Soft footfalls grew closer and stopped when the owner of the voice noticed new faces in the living room.
"Oh! guests!" Kasumi clasped her hands and smiled brightly at the boys.
'Aunt Kasumi is so cute..' The boys thought in unison.
"I'll bring some tea " She walked off to the kitchen.
Soun and his supposed grandchildren sat down while the panda sat down opposite to the boys. The boys shifted uncomfortably at the sight of the panda. Kiyoshi glanced at the panda and then at his grandfather.
Soun sighed "Genma go change."
The boys gaped. "Genma? As in Genma Saotome?!" The twins asked in unison.
Panda nodded and flipped the sign that read "That's me!"
"But-you! our oji-chan isn't a panda!" Kiyoshi shouted.
The panda flipped the sign "One minute" He stood up and walked out of the room. A few minutes later, the panda returned with a kettle and poured the hot water over his head.
To their surprise and horror, the panda turned to their grandfather Genma. Speechless, Kiyoshi jumped to his grandfather Genma and touched his face. "You're not hiding a mask are you?"
"No boy" Genma pushed the boy's hands away when he tried to pinch and pull his cheeks.
Hiyoshi pulled his brother to his side. "Enough Kiyo, we have no time to waste."
Kiyoshi sat beside his brother and smiled at Kasumi when she placed a tray of steaming cups of tea and some cookies. "Here you go."
"Thank you, Kasumi oba-chan" Kiyoshi said before taking a cup of tea and a piece of cookie.
"Oba-chan?" Kasumi tilted her head and looked confused.
"Hai, please sit down we have something to explain," Hiyoshi said in a calm tone.
Kasumi sat down beside Genma and listened keenly. "As you all have guessed by our appearances and the way we addressed you, we are the children of Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo," Kiyoshi said.
Before they could continue, Genma and Soun hugged each other and cried. "Our kids are finally married!" Soun cried.
"We have strong heirs for our dojo, Tendo-kun!" Genma cried. Hiyoshi's left eye twitched at the weird act while Kiyoshi laughed at their antics.
"oh my! That's wonderful news!" Kasumi smiled happily and clasped her hands together.
Hiyoshi cleared his throat to gain the attention of his weird grandfathers "On to the topic of importance, we and our tou-san were on a special mission. Something went wrong and something exploded and we got separated from our father."
The three of them listened keenly. "If my assumptions are right, our father must be in this timeline. If we can find him then we can find a way out of this timeline."
The three of them nodded. Genma crossed his arms over his chest and looked at his grandsons "Why do you think your father is here?"
"Our father was the closest to the portal and there was no way to escape its pull," Hiyoshi answered.
"Do you have a plan?" Soun asked, clearly impressed by his grandson's analytical skills.
Hiyoshi sighed in resignation and shook his head. Kiyoshi placed his hand on his brother's shoulder "We'll find him, brother. I know we can." His twin gave him a half-smile but the worry never ebbed from his brown eyes.
Kasumi stood up and patted Hiyoshi's shoulder "Take a bath now, by that time your grandfathers will find a way,"
"Thanks, Kasumi oba-chan" Hiyoshi smiled and left to take a shower.
A few minutes later, Hiyoshi stepped out of the shower and let Kiyo use it. He wore his old pants and discarded his dirty shirt in the washing machine. He sought his aunt out and found her in the kitchen. "Kasumi oba-chan, is there something I can wear?"
Kasumi wiped her hand on her apron. "I'll get you Ranma's clothes."
"Thank you Oba-chan" Hiyoshi smiled in gratitude.
Kasumi smiled softly and patted his cheek "you're nothing like your parents."
"Hai, so I've been told." Hiyoshi smiled.
Kasumi left to bring some clothes while Hiyoshi took care of the dishes from burning.
"Kasumi One-chan. " Hiyoshi turned around and walked out of the kitchen only to bump into someone.
Akane blushed brightly when she crashed into a naked muscled chest. Angered, she glared up at the man only to be surprised by a pair of warm brown eyes. Her heart melted and cheeks reddened as she gazed at the boy who looked like Ranma. "Who?" She couldn't get her words out too lost in the warmth of his brown pools.
'Ka-san' He smiled warmly and stepped back.
"Gomen ne Akane-san " It felt odd calling his mother by her name.
"Welcome home Akane." Kasumi handed her nephew a white shirt before turning to her stunned sister.
"One-chan who is this?" Akane asked softly.
"Oh, this is-" Before Kasumi could answer, Kiyoshi neared his brother with a towel wrapped around his trim waist.
"Ka-san!" Kiyoshi hugged his mother tight.
"Oh my!" After a moment of stunned silence, Akane flushed red in anger and embarrassment and hit the man sending him sailing through the air and down the hall and crashing into Ranma who was too focused on his shoes to notice the sailing man.
"ugh! ow!" Ranma and Kiyoshi groaned in pain and stood up while rubbing their heads. Distracted by the pain, the drop of his towel went unnoticed.
"AHHHH!" Akane screamed and covered her face. Kasumi covered her mouth and blushed brightly.
"IDIOT!" Hiyo charged forward and grabbed the towel before it touched the ground. He pressed it against his twin's belly hiding his privates.
Ranma noticed the quick movements and hid his amazement.
"Crap!" Kiyoshi blushed brightly and wrapped the towel around his waist. "Haha.." He chuckled nervously.
"Great! you scarred our aunt and mother." Hiyo mumbled and glared at his brother.
Ranma scowled and moved in front of them. "Who are you? why do you look like me?!"
"Ranma, you'll get your answers in time. Now Kiyoshi, Hiyoshi go to Ranma's room and change. "
"Why my room?" Ranma folded his arms and glared at the boys. "Those are my clothes!"
Kiyoshi smirked and walked away ignoring his father. Hiyoshi threw the clothes to his brother who caught it with ease before Ranma snatched it from them. Their attitude rubbed him off in the wrong way.
Ranma stomped to the living room and sat down with a huff "What's their problem?!"
He glared at his pop "Do you know who they are, pop?"
Genma chose that moment to change into a panda and play with his favorite ball. "You know something, don't you?!" The son jumped from his seat and attacked his father. Soon the father and son duo engaged in a fight and which as usual ended in Ranma falling into the pond and turning into a girl.
"Teatime! " Kasumi called out and placed the tray of tea and biscuits
"You stupid old man, I'll get you for that" The pigtailed girl glared at her father and stepped out of the pond to drink the tea.
"Where's Akane?" Kasumi looked around.
"Ah, she has some homework to do " Ranko wrung out the water from her clothes and grabbed a towel to dry her hair off.
Kiyo entered wearing Ranma's clothes. "It's a perfect fit!" Kasumi said with a bright smile.
"Thank you " Kiyo smiled and sat down beside Genma. "Who's the girl oji-chan?"
Soun kept his silence and let Kiyo figure out. "Ranma! Is my book with you?" Akane entered the room and glared at the red-haired girl.
"Ka-Akane-san, that's not Ranma..." Kiyo trailed off, confused at the sight.
Akane grinned "Oh that's Ranma alright."
"Akane," Ranko growled while glaring at the blue-haired girl.
"HIYO!" Kiyoshi shouted. "Tou-san's a girl" "Tou-san?!" Akane and Ranko shouted in unison.
"What?!" Hiyo rushed into the room. "See!" Kiyoshi pointed at the red-haired girl.
In the forest behind the school...
Amid the pile of leaves and roots, a man groaned and sat up. He looked around trying to make sense of his surroundings. Confusion clouded his reason when his surroundings contradicted with one he was at during the explosion.
"Where am I?" He jumped high and perched on the nearest tree to perceive his location. In a distant area, he found a white building with a wooden board in front of it.
"SAOTOME!"
AN: Hope you like the content. I'm still mapping out the layers of the plot! Thanks for reading! Rate and Review!
The next chapter will be posted next week i.e if I don't die writing my assignments!
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