A/n: I don't own these…things. Read on!

Hope For Ranma?

Ranma was busy training hard, but to no effect.

Ranma: Must…try…to…win (faints on the floor).

Genma: (Walks in to find his son fainted on the floor) Ranma! Wake up boy! (hits him with cold water)

Ranma: Hey, What's the big idea?

Genma: You were on the floor, almost dead.

Nabiki: Ranma! I've got good news! They've made a system that you can play!

Ranma: Really?

Nabiki: Yeah! It's called the "Simulator 5000." It simulates a battle when you move!

Ranma: I can actually win! I can win! I can win against that Digital Dummy!

Nabiki: Say, how do you know this guy any way? (All eyes stare towards Genma)

Genma: Well, it was quite a long, long time ago. In a land far, far away. (Cheesy flash-back effect)

Scene cuts to back when Genma and Sounne were training.

Genma: Need…food.

Sounne: Must…have…food.

Genma: (As narrator) Eventually, we found a completely roboticized restaurant, with hologram menus and all.

Young Genma: (After stuffing his face) Uh…we can't exactly pay the bill.

Narrator Genma: Of course they were not very happy, especially the manager. Therefore, we ran off.

Ranma: (Interrupting) So you couldn't pay the bill, so now the people at the restaurant are after me again?!

Genma: Yup, that pretty much sums it up.

Nabiki: You know, this is kinda turning out like that whole Picolet thing. And how many restaurants did you crash, any way?

And so, after hearing the tale, Ranma trains harder than ever.

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