Disclaimer: I still don't own Ranma1/2.
Summery: AU. Things took a strange turn at Jusenkyo. Ryouga falls from the cliff and knocks his head on an outcropping. Not only that, but he fell into the spring of drowned Musk girl. Now undergone a total story change.
[Sign]
(Thoughts)
*SOUNDS*
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Chinese
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An Unexpected Turn
Part II
Trouble in Jusenkyo
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Genma-panda stared at the two teenagers chatting away behind him. For some strange reason that child, Ryona, as she had announced herself that morning, had taken an instant liking to the boy. They had better not start something as the boy was already engaged to the daughter of a good friend, was the most common thought in Genma's furry head. Shifting his view back to the guide in front of them he pulled out a sign and waved it around to get the guide's attention
The guide studied the sign before nodding, "Village not far from here"
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Ranma-chan and Ryona altered at talking about stuff they knew. In Ryona's case it involved learning as much about the world as she could "So, you think I come from Japan?"
Ranma-chan shrugged "Everything you own is from Japan. So I'd have to say you came from there as well. Maybe your ancestors moved to Japan."
Ryona hummed and looked at her left arm "Why was the Panda so eager to pour hot water on me?" Pulling back the sleeve of the yellow traveling shirt that she had found in the backpack when it had dried out, she stared at a large red mark running up her arm. "It still smarts." To prove it, she poked at it with her finger, and hissed in pain from it. She could still see what had happened that morning.
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"So hot water turns us back?" Genma held up the empty pot and stared at the guide, "And it's the same for all the other curses?"
"Yes Honorable customer" The guide replied as he stood up from the chair, "All curse cured with hot water, until hit by cold water again."
Genma hummed and looked out the small window to see his son practicing the art with a smiling Ryona, dressed in the black T-shirt she had been wearing the day before, sitting nearby to stare at them. "Thank you, I was just a bit curious about it." Genma turned and walked out the door stopping only to fill the pot with water from the barrel inside the hut. It wasn't long until he had a small fire burning and the water was bubbling. Gripping the handle of the pot, he stood up and stared around the corner of the hut, at the purple haired girl sitting on the ground [Well Girl, we'll soon find out what your real form is]
Ranma looked over at her and smiled only to frown when he spotted Genma sneaking up on the girl watching him from behind. "Hey pops, what are you doing?" What really worried him was the steaming pot.
Ryona turned around to look up at the elder man, his glasses gleaming in the light and adding a feeling of menace to him. "Hi Mr. Saotome, what are you doing…" A look of surprise crossed Ryona's face as Genma simply turned the pot over sending the hot water splashing out of it. It would have hit her right on the head hadn't someone pulled her back in the nick of time. Instead it hit her left arm. Pain was the first thing Ryona felt as the water ran over her arm and, acting on instinct alone, she screamed out her pain loudly.
Genma blinked, as Ryona didn't change form from the water, and lifted his head when he heard something nearby cracking. His son looked back at him as he clenched his fists tightly, "Now boy, Its not what you think," Ranma didn't answer him, instead he punched Genma dead center in the face.
The guide rushed out of the door as Ryona screamed in pain and rolled around the ground. Looking at the water on the ground, and the steam rising from it, he could guess what had happened.
Ryona sniffed as she stared at her left arm; a large red mark was forming on it from where he had hit her with the hot water. The guide rushed out from the cabin with a towel dipped in cold water and wrapped it around her arm. Nearby Genma was making tracks out of there, followed closely by an angry Ranma.
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Shrugging the red head grinned at the purple pink haired girl "I gave up trying to understand him years ago. As far as I'm concerned he's only good for one thing and that's teaching martial arts"
Ryona blinked and scratched her head "Martial arts, what's that?"
Ranma-chan face-faulted into the ground "What do you mean what is martial arts. The stuff me and pops did this morning" Ranma-chan looked closer at Ryona "You move like one that has practiced for years, not to mention that heavy backpack that you lug around with. I'm sure you have learned something," She pointed to huge backpack the girl wore. Ranma-chan had tried to drag around the heavy backpack as a favor, after the guide had fished it out of the spring, and had given up after feeling just how heavy the thing was. She had shot a surprised look when Ryona showed no signs of trouble walking around with it.
Ryona blinked again and grinned happily, "You think I know martial arts. Could you tell me about it?" Her eyes showed pure delight and the desire to truly know what he was talking about.
Ranma-chan looked at the Panda who was shooting dirty looks back at them "I can tell you about the basic.s"
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"Welcome to village of Amazons" The guide, proclaimed as they crossed a wooden bridge into a rather large village. Several men and boys sat outside the house and stared around. Ryona stared long and curious at the odd and sometimes distrustful looks she received from several of the men who even bothered to look at them "Today we very lucky, is annual martial arts show." Snapping her attention back, she stared at the large clearing filled with women of all ages sitting in a wide circle. In the center of it all a large log was suspended.
A young purple haired girl was fighting, what to Ryona seemed like an unfair fight, against an oversized woman "Wow!" Inside she found herself cheering for the purple haired girl, as she watched her block every single attack made by the much larger woman.
What are you doing here?
Ryona turned her head to see a green haired girl one or two years older then her glaring at her. The girl was wearing a blue shirt with green flower designs and matching pants. The look in her eyes could freeze water. "Huh?"
The girl huffed in anger and stepped closer to the Musk girl Musk are not welcome in this village, so why are you here? Several other women and girls had turned their head at the commotion and glared at her while some of the younger one looked at her with curiosity. Well Musk say something.
Ryona took a step back and held out her hands "I don't understand…"
You better talk soon girl or else! Reaching for a weapon the Amazon girl narrowed her eyes angrily. Well?
Ryona stepped further back and looked left and right for someone to help her. All she saw was anger and mistrust at her. "What did I do?" Bumping into a girl behind her she took a step forward and looked behind her. A girl whose pink hair had red stripes running through it, had pushed her forward with a spear. "Stop it!"
Stupid girl! The pink haired one snapped at her, You shouldn't have come here…
"AIYAA" All of the girls turned to see the guide scream. Ryona's eyes fell on the familiar form of Ranma-chan as she looked up from a table stuffed with food. An Amazon with purple hair had just smashed the table in half with her weapon and was screaming at the red head.
Xian Puu's pretty angry Stated the green haired girl as she lost interest in Ryona, preferring to watch the argument taking place.
Yeah, I'll bet Xian Puu will cut off the ponytail to get back at her. The other Amazon joked as she looked away as well. Taking advantage off the distraction, Ryona backed away from the two girls and slowly made her way around the Amazons towards Ranma-chan.
"Then if I beat you, you've got no problems right?" Ranma-chan said, as she looked at Xian Puu, cracking her knuckles the girl nodded her agreement before jumping up onto the challenge log. The fight was short, very short. In one kick Ranma-chan had knocked the purpled haired girl of the log.
Ryona grinned as she munched on a apple "I used to do things like that." Somehow she knew that. No matter what, she had to regain her memory if not for her, then to show Ranma how good she was, "Yeah I'll show Ranma how good I was"
Genma narrowed his large eyes and snorted. {Not if you can't find us little girl.} Genma-panda turned to see the guide freak out at the purple haired girl kissing his son. Wait a girl kissing his son?
"Aiyaa, you get kiss off death! Must get out of here honorable customers" The guide yelled as he ran past the table pulling Ranma-chan behind him.
Genma jumped up and grabbed his backpack from the ground. As he raced down the path he noticed Ryona running next to him. Both the guide and Ranma were too far away for them to see. Slowly a devious plan formed in Genma-panda's furry head. "Ryona, this way!" Said the sign Genma-panda produced. Stopping he waved at a side path.
"Okay." Following the path, Ryona ran steadily away from the angry Amazon. It wasn't until a good while later that she stopped running, and looked around. "Mr. Saotome do you think…" Slowly she looked around, but couldn't see anyone. "Mr. Saotome, Ranma, Mr. Guide… Hello?" Slowly she dropped to her knees. She was lost in the wilderness without anyone to help her. She didn't even know where she was. She was lost! A very loud cry of despair filled the mountains.
"She's what?" Ranma-chan yelled as she grabbed the panda roughly. "And you didn't even help her" The promise of murder was clear in Ranma-chan's eyes. "What kind of martial artist are you?"
[It all happen so fast. She must have gotten lost doing our escape] Genma-panda pulled off the concerned look perfectly, while on the inside he was dancing a victory dance. So what if it was a lie. This way, his stubborn son wouldn't waste their time looking for that useless girl and they could fully concentrate on the art. Now all he had to do was mail a letter to his old friend, and tell him that they were coming.
Ranma-chan looked down the length of the dirt road with a worried look on her face "I'm going back to get her. There's no way I'm leaving her behind!" Behind the red haired girl, the panda groaned.
"Girl die now!!" Ranma-chan spun around and gulped as the girl from the Amazon village ran towards her with a sword. a very large and sharp sword!
"Oh #¤%&" Ranma-chan passed her father and the guide as she out ran the angry Amazon. Seconds later Genma-panda caught up with his son, behind them all, the guide thanked the Kami's above, as the silhouettes of his now, former costumers, vanished out of his field of view. It was nice to have customers, but those two had really put a strain on his patience, not to mention his food supply. Who knew two persons could eat that much.
Tbc in: China Blues.
