The dust punches into the air as the dirt cloud slightly hovers above the road and slashes towards Inuyasha and Ranma. Inu readies the sword to be drawn out. Ranma eyes the road while furiously itching his body and arms. Borrowing Inu's fire rat coat wasn't such a great idea after all.
Ranma: Dude, [scratch, scratch]… I know we're suppose to be on the same side and all, but you got a flea problem. Just wanted to let you know…you know… Shower or something.
Inu: What!? (He turns to face Ranma.) Doesn't your mouth ever stop, baca?!
Ranma: Hey I was just trying to be helpful.
Inu: Maybe I should help shove your teeth down your throat. That'll be helpful!
Ranma: Well I'm waiting, flea boy!
Both men go at it again as they create their own cloud of dust with fists flying, legs kicking, teeth biting and various cuss words thrown out.
Miroku: Um…did they forget that something is headed this way?
Both men don't notice as the traveler coming at them was none other than Toutousai, the big-eyed sword maker, riding on his three-eyed cow while carrying something in his hand.
Toutousai: Is this a bad time?
Ranma & Inuyasha: Shut up!
The cloud of smoke gets bigger as they continue their messy brawl.
Kagome: Well, since they're going to be at it for a while, what is it?
Toutousai: I came to see how you guys were doing, but I also saw a giant white dog carrying some girl away, and she dropped this. Maybe you know what it is?
Kagome: Oh, it's a backpack.
Both men instantly stop fighting with their bodies sprawling all over the ground, Inu gnawing on Ranma's pigtails and Ranma tugging at Inu's ears.
Ranma: Akane's backpack!
Toutousai's already monstrous eyes enlarge as he views the two Inuyasha's.
Toutousai: I didn't know He had a third bastard son.
Ranma: I'm not a dog you idiot! (He knocks him on the head). Now, where's Akane?!
Inu: Hey, I'm not done fighting yet!
Inu begins to lunge forward until Kagome commands him to sit. He crashes to the ground, grinding his teeth of the embarrassment.
Ranma: Man, dude, she got you whipped. Whuuu-psssh!
Inu: Shut up, faggot!
Toutousai: Oh my… they're such best friends.
Both men cast a resentful smirk.
Ranma: Now shut up you bug eye creep and tell me where that dog went!
Toutousai: Insults don't lead to anywhere.
Ranma grabs him by the shirt.
Ranma: Maybe I'll just the beat your face down until your eyes shrink! Would that lead to anywhere!?
Kagome: Everyone calm down. There has to be reason for all this! How could Ranma and Akane go down the well without the shards? Furthermore, why did that dog kidnap Akane?
Shippo: And he blocked the Wound of the Wind! So cool…
Toutousai: HE BLOCKED WHAT!?
Miroku: Yes, he did such a thing. Even more amazing, he got Kagome to kiss him. What a master of such wooing. If only I could learn such secrets to use on Sango.
Sango: Try not being a pervert. That would be the biggest help.
Miroku: Then I'll look for the smallest help first.
Inuyasha: Teh, it wasn't that amazing. He fainted afterwards. I could have dragged him by his pigtail for miles if I wanted to. Besides it's not like it was my FINAL move.
Ranma: No, it's definitely these fleas you keep you this coat. Man [scratch, scratch], much deadlier.
Toutousai: This is very interesting. It would be impossible for any creature from both sides to cross to either world without the shards. Unless…
Everyone: Unless what?
Toutousai: No it can't be.
Everyone: Can't be what?
Ranma: Come on you old fart (he starts tugging on Toutousai's right eyelid). Tell us before you croak or something.
Toutousai: I can't say.
Inu: Come on! Come on! (he starts tugging the left eyelid)
Toutousai: Fine, fine, fine… I shall tell the story. Some may remember it, and if they still do recall it, they might be too embarrassed to say anything about it.
Inu: Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's get this over with then.
Toutousai: Oh my… I guess it's time to allow other ears to hear about this, for this isn't the first time humans came to this world without the shards.
Everyone: WHAT!?
Toutousai: Yes, yes, many years ago, a man and a woman came to this world. She was chasing after him retrieving something he stole from her. He was looking for Jusenkyou Hot Springs.
Ranma: Jusen-WHAT!
Inu: You mean those mythical springs?
Ranma: Whoa, whoa, whoa, there's a Jusenkyou in this place?
Miroku: Yes, many years ago there was such a thing, but it dried up long ago. It supposedly had immense powers for anyone who swam in it, but it was just a myth.
Toutousai: So you think.
Ranma: Whaaaa? So what does this have to do with Akane and me?
Toutousai: Allow me to finish, pigtail one. The man was looking for the Jusenkyou Hot Springs. For your information, Jusenkyou was a you-kai that survived way before the time of Inuyasha's father. He was virtuous you-kai that help villagers and farmers with rain made of the happy tears that came from his eyes for being loved by so many. But one day, as they all say, the villagers turned on him and betrayed him after using him. His happy tears turned into melancholy and he had no friends to play with. Eventually, it is said that he cried all of himself into a well and disappeared forever. Maybe he cried himself to Kagome's world.
Ranma: So, this Jusenkyou came to Earth and cried his butt off to make those cursed ponds.
Inuyasha: Hmmmm…pigtail boy had some faint you-kai smell on him. I wonder if he was anything to do with Jusenkyou.
Kagome: What does this have to do with the man and woman?
Toutousai: Oh yes to rid himself of a curse?
Inu and Ranma: What?
Toutousai: Yes, Jusenkyou's sad tears somehow had cursed the man. He stole an artifact from the woman and came to our world's Jusenkyou to cure himself.
Inu: How is that possible? I thought his tears were cursed?
Toutousai: They are cursed, but before he left, he relived the good memories of his past friendships causing to cry happy tears one last time. The memories were so good, he filled his tears into a lake, and he was so happy it became a floating giant lake in the sky. It's no myth. It's real for I had seen it once.
Ranma: It cures curses? You mean…
Inuyasha: What does it do exactly?
Toutousai: It clears all impurities.
Inu: All impurities?
Toutousai:…..
Inu: come on, say it.
Toutousai: Yes.
Inu: Then could it turn me into full you-kai and take away my human impurities.
Toutousai:… it…could be quite….possible.
Inu: Then why didn't you tell me you idiot! Instead you got me chasing this stupid shards for nothing!.
Toutousai: Yes, but it wouldn't be a challenge for you. Your father wouldn't want it that way. You wouldn't mature.
Inu: Hey I'm manure, okay! I'm manure enough to handle my own business.
Inu: If I find that floating lake, I can become a full you-kai and I wouldn't need to go on this stupid adventure.
Ranma: If I find that floating lake, I can get rid of being a girl forever!
Inu and Ranma: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Inu and Ranma: What are you laughing at?
Inu and Ranma: Grrrrrr…..
Ranma: Hey wait a minute. How do you know this story so well? And why is it so embarrassing to tell?
Toutousai: Because, I knew the both of them. I helped them on their journeys a bit just like the rest of you are helping Kagome. It's embarrassing, because… the man who entered this world easily fooled or defeated any foe or fiend. A human! A human could do all this! Of course I liked him a lot. He is an icon in some parts of this land.
Ranma: What were their names? This legendary man and the woman?
Toutousai: I don't remember the woman's name that well. But I could never forget the man's name for, like I said before, he is a legend among some you-kai and humans. I could never forget the name of my hero, Happosai.