Back at the Tendo residence, Akane was tending to the unconscious P-chan while scolding Ranma.
"You shouldn't have hit him!" she was insisting.
Ranma scowled. "He bit me!" he argued.
Akane turned to Ranma in exasperation. "He's only a poor little pig!" she yelled. "You shouldn't use your strength against defenseless animals!"
"He's not defenseless! He bites!"
Akane glared at Ranma for a moment, then returned to P-chan, who was beginning to come to.
"Ooh, poor P-chan," Akane crooned. "Are you okay?"
"Bwee!" replied the pig. Ranma stuck his tongue out behind Akane's back. Frowning, Akane reached backward and threw Ranma outside. "Stay out and stop annoying P-chan!"
She picked up the black pig and held him to her chest.
"Heheh!" the pig said.
Akane dropped the pig in shock. "Happosai!" she screamed, and threw him out behind Ranma.
"You two perverts stay away from me and P-chan!" she yelled at them.
"Who you calling a pervert?" Ranma yelled back.
"You!"
"I am not a pervert! I—"
"Nihao!" cried a familiar voice. Akane turned slightly to the unwelcome sight of Shampoo, her long dark hair flowing behind her as she bicycled towards them.
"Shampoo!" Happosai cried happily, throwing himself at her. He was stopped by a blow from Cologne, as wrinkled as ever.
"Ranma honey!" another voice called. Ukyo appeared at Ranma's side. "Hey there, Ran-chan," she said, beaming.
"What Ukyo want with Ranma?" Shampoo demanded.
"Why is everybody at my house?!" Akane cried.
"For the party, of course!" Ukyo said, throwing her arms around Ranma. He sidled out of her grip and stood by Akane.
"Uh... I think I'll go inside," he said uneasily, but Akane grabbed his collar and hissed, "What party?"
Genma Saotome ran outside suddenly, arms full of balloons. Akane grabbed him as well. "What is going on?" she yelled.
"Akane!" Ryoga stood beside her, holding a rose.
Akane released Genma and Ranma and threw her hands up in exasperation. "Okay, somebody tell me what's going on or else!"
"It's an engagement party," Soun Tendo said, following Genma around the yard, decorating everything with balloons and ribbons.
"A what?!"
"We decided that it's very confusing the way you both have acquired so many fiancées, so this is your chance to choose the one you want!"
Akane stared at her father, fists clenched. She opened her mouth to say something, but then all the boys from her school barged in, crying, "Pick me, Akane! Pick me!" Akane blew up. "AAHHHH!" she screamed in anger as she ran inside.