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This is the last chapter. I hope you all have enjoyed the story and if you feel so inclined, please leave a comment.
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Finally, the three travelers arrived in China. As promised, their first stop was the cursed springs of Jusenkyo.
"I've finally made it back." Ranma stood in awe at the sight. "After all this time, my curse will finally be over…" Even standing by the guide's cabin, the reality seemed surreal to him. "Shampoo, pinch me."
"Are you feeling alright?"
"He's just in shock. It'll wear off in a moment."
With the arrival of travelers to the cursed spring, the door to the cabin opened and the Jusenkyo Guide stepped out to warn the newcomers of the potential dangers, that was, until we recognized them. "Ah, it's you. You come back to Cursed Springs."
"We've come to get our curses removed."
"Ah, I sorry to say, you come for nothing, curses no work like that."
Ranma's look of shocked joy turned immediately to despair.
"I just joke. Come with me."
"Why I outta…" Ranma mumbled under his breath as he followed after the guide.
"This spring here is Nyannīchuan, Spring of Drowned Girl."
Shampoo moved to stand by it.
"And this one, Nannīchuan, Spring of Drowned Man."
Ranma stepped forward.
Ranma and Shampoo looked over to each other, nodded, then they both jumped into their respective pools.
A minute passed before both reemerged from the waters, still in their original forms.
"I'm CURED!" Ranma's cries echoed into the distance. I never thought this day would come.
Back on land, Ranma pulled six water bottles out from his backpack.
"Young sir, what you doing?"
"I'm taking these back with me to cure my friends and my lousy father."
"Why are you taking so many?" Shampoo asked.
"Because knowing those fools, they'll fight and spill a few bottles."
Shampoo thought about the wisdom of his words. "You should have brought more bottles."
With their goal complete, the travelers left the cursed springs to head to their other destination.
"Are you ready to meet your in-laws, sonny?"
Ranma stopped dead in his tracks. How did I not realize I would be meeting Shampoo's family by going to Joketsuzoku, must have been too excited to have my curse reversed? He continued on. "No one's family can be as obscure as mine." Ranma reached out for Shampoo's hand. Nothing is getting in the way of our future, not anymore.
