Disclaimers: guess what! I still don't own GW or Ranma! What a surprise!!
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"Welcome to your fate…" read Wufei again, looking perplexed. Duo and Relena looked at each other with fear in their eyes. "Wait, there's more here…I can't quite make it out… It says HA HA HA!…" They all sweat dropped.
'Are you serious?!' Shrieked Duo. Heero kitty looked at Wufei like he was crazy, and back again at the wall.
"That's what it says! Don't look at me like I'm an insane weakling!" Wufei pointed out while he/she read again, "Welcome to your fate hahaha!" Just then a flash of lightning lit up the cave and a wild cackling resonated from the back of the cave. Relena jumped on Heero while Wufei, Duo, and Trowa ducky hid trembling behind Qautre. Again the laughter rang out and was cut short by a hacking cough.
From the darkness hobbled a very, very, extremely small old woman. The crew looked puzzled first at the woman then at each other. "Welcome my young menagerie," she chuckled again followed by another hacking cough. "Ahem, I guess you naughty children didn't bother to read up on the curse! Now you will live with the consequences!"
Heero stepped forward with Relena close behind. He busily scribbled a question mark into the dust and looked at the old woman. Once again the hag started to laugh. 'She's certainly a jolly old lady isn't she," remarked Duo piggy sarcastically.
'Quiet!' snapped the brown kitten. All of the teens watched the tiny elder in front of them, all, that is , except for Wu-girl who sat huddled behind Quatre shaking.
The woman opened her mouth, about to reveal the truth to the awaiting group. "I'll tell you…I'm too tired to tell you now. Maybe in the morning I'll tell you. G'night." She hobbled back into the shadows of the cave. The jaws of the teens dropped to the floor. Duo's ears lay back on his head as he jumped at the retreating form but was tackled by Heero and Trowa.
'Let her go for now Duo, lets get some shut eye,' came the duck. Duo grumbled and walked back to the panda where he curled up with the rest of the gang to catch some zs.
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Black slowly gave way to streaks of orange and red as the sun bullied its way into the sky. The warm rays dried up the puddles of the previous night's downpour. The cursed pools glittered like diamonds under the new day's sun never giving away the evil that lurked under the surface.
One by one the group of animal misfits woke up to find the old woman outside the cave mouth watching a kettle of water boil over a fire. When she felt all six pairs of eyes on her she turned her head to look at them, then (you guessed it) she started laughing. 'I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!' screamed the piggy. Duo charged at the little old lady, hoping to shut her up for good. He never reached her for when he came with in three feet of her she flung the kettle of water at him.
"THAT BURNS!! Wait… I'm me again! Beautiful charming me!" He squealed in delight. The others looked on in astonishment.
"Woman! How did you do that?" Wu-girly demanded glaring at Duo who was hugging himself.
"You see, you're happy little friend fell into the pool of the drown pig, there fore when he gets splashed with cold water he will forever turn into a pig. You have fallen into the pool of the drown girl and so on and so on and so on." The woman explained.
"Ouch!" yelled the braided pilot. He looked down to find a brown kitten giving him the death glare, and the kitten's long claws embedded in his leg. "Alright alright! Dang! Talk about your subtle hints." He grabbed the kettle and poured water on Heero and everyone else.
Later Wufei sat by himself mumbling about injustice and weak women, Duo was still off in his own little Duo land, and the other four sat around the old woman trying to get a straight cure from her.
"Is there a cure?" questioned Quatre
"No, it's a price you will have to pay for all your life."
The angry Chinese pilot snapped to attention. "Woman! What do you mean no cure?! You mean I'm going to be a weak woman for the rest of my life?!? INJUSTICE!!" he screamed.
"If there is a spring of a drown girl, and say Ms. Relena jumps in, wouldn't that cure her?" Trowa chimed in.
"Perhaps," started the woman stroking her chin in thought, "Never thought of that before…"
"So if I find the spring of the drown boy I'll be normal?" Wufei's eyes grew wide with the new hope. "What are we waiting for?!" He started to run off to the springs.
"Hold on there young lady," said the woman.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING YOUNG L…" He/she stood dripping with cold water, glaring at the little creature who had splashed him. "I really despise you," she mumbled.
"If you go jumping into all the springs who knows what you'll turn into," stated Heero.
"That's a risk I'm willing to take! I can't live the life of a weakling!"
"You know Wufei, we're really not that weak," began Relena, a tinge of irritation in her voice.
"Yes you are! You women think you know everything! Men actually do know everything!"
"Is that so?!"
"Yeah you weak woman!"
So the argument went on, the pacifist and the sexist hurling insults at each other. Heero turned back to the woman, "Do you know if there is a spring of the drown boy?"
"I do believe so, I think it's that one over there," she said pointing to a near by pool.
Suddenly Wu-girl went flying through the air and landed with a splash in the pool. The boys, astonished, looked over to see the princess of peace dusting off her hands. "What? I thought I'd help him out." Innocent smile. Duo scowled and handed ten dollars to Trowa, who looked rather pleased with himself.
Wufei came sputtering to the surface of the pool, his face bright red with anger. "YOU WEAK LITTLE…hold on, my voice! It's mine!" He looked down at himself. "Nothing there, or there, I'm me again!!"
"The curse! It's been broken?! Darn it, there goes another job…" the woman muttered as she walked back into her cave home.
Soon all the teens were back to normal, but no one was as happy as Mr. Justice. He whistled a tune as he once again led the group away from the cursed springs. "That's the last time we let Wufei plan our vacation,," commented Duo who then struck down with a rock to the forehead.
As the group walked they passed a large man with glasses and someone who appeared to be his son. The Duo stopped in front of the springs and looked out into the waters.
"Are you prepared, Ranma?" asked the larger man.
"This place isn't so impressive." He replied.
The End
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So how'd ya'll like it? Sorry I took so long to get the last chapter out, I had the worst writer's block on this story. Ya see I originally just started writing this for fun (and to bash Wu-wu) then I saw how much people liked it and I freaked. I hope it lives up to your expectations. I think I need a muse sometimes, ah well. R&R, I love to read your guy's comments. And thanx so much to everyone who has already reviewed. I love you all ! ^-^
-Lil