I do not in any way own Ranma ½.
Chapter 1- A new Fiancée

One Day at the Cat Café, Shampoo was busy with her restaurant chores. Cologne steps outside to talk to Shampoo;

"Go bother the son-in law today, Shampoo I have some guests coming this afternoon that I don't want you to get mixed up with."

"Why, Great Grandmother?"

"For once Shampoo do not question me"

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Shampoo leaves, still confused by Cologne's tone. She of course decides to go to the Tendo Dojo to see Ranma.

Ranma's POV

"Macho Chick! Macho Chick! Macho Chick!"

"Ranma!!!!! You-UGH!"

Akane screamed at me as I leapt in to the air a hundred times over to avoid her angry kicks.

RUMBLE

'UH-OH- bad feeling –

BAM!

"Nihao Ranma!"

"Oh, you."

"You no happy to see Shampoo?"

'How ever did you guess?'

Hmph- "well Ranma go on date with Shampoo then Ranma marry Shampoo!"

Akane- still swatting at me (now with a cooking pot) "Shampoo get out of here!"

"Shampoo no want to."

And so it continued on-as usual.

Cologne's POV

'That darn Shampoo, she is so tiresome- she better not come while my guest is here.'

"COLOGNE!"

"OH- yes my gracious and honored guest?"

"Oh how I tire with you but I need your assistance. I must find this girl, this 'Shampoo'. Do you know her?"

'HUH? Why is he looking for Shampoo?'

"Yes, I know her; she is my Great grand daughter."

"What Luck! You inform me when she gets in!"

"Yes master Lucios"

Shampoo's POV

"Why my Ranma hate Shampoo so much?"

"Your Ranma?!"

"Yes my Ranma weak Akane Tendo."

"OOOOOO!"

"AYIAAA!!!! Shampoo LATE! Bye my Ranma!"

'Shampoo need go back to café and help great grand mother close up!'

I went to the café and saw new visitor at café who jump up at my entry and greet me graciously "How do you do Miss Shampoo?"

'I no know this man.'

"How I do what?"

"What- oh never mind."

"Shampoo, this is my old master's great great grand son Lucios. He is you future husband and not the un-groom to be."

"Shampoo only marry strong man-no man that Shampoo just meet!"

"So you want a strong man eh? Well Shampoo we'll just see who is a strong man! I challenge you Shampoo, and is I win – by laws of the Amazon- you are mine!"

"Shampoo HATE man who think can Shampoo!"

I lung at the man, and I attack again, and again, and again, but all he does is dodge my blows! Then he takes a strange stance, and exerts a giant force that knocks me out cold.

Back At the Tendo Dojo

"That Shampoo is so annoying!"

"You're just JEALOUS!"

"JEALOUS?! JEALOUS?! I AM NOT JEALOUS!"

"NYAH NYAH NYAH!"

BAM!

"Cologne? What are you doing here?"

Cologne stepped out of the smoke of the disaster she had created, crying?

"Shampoo has been taken by a new suitor, she is required to go with him, but he is terrible!!!"

"HUH?"

Cologne started on the whole story:

"Long ago I was being trained by my master and since my family was of little wealth, I was required to marry his son, but his son was so cruel that I ran away to china and married a kind man. We had our first child (Shampoo's Mother) and raised her in the Amazonian ways. She grew to a woman, my former fiancée's son came to claim her, but from my training, she easily defeated him. She settled with Shampoo' Father and they in turn had they're own child, and Shampoo grew to what she is now. Now Shampoo's mother's ex-fiancée has come to claim her and has done so. He has beaten her and taken her away!"

"Huh. Well Ghoul, tell me why is this guy so terrible."

"He isn't Human."

Shampoo's POV

I awoke to a grand bedroom in which I was lying on a silk covered futon. I also found that I had on a strange garment- a light satin top that was wrapped loosely around me and a long flowing skirt with kitten embroideries decorating it. I found a bell around my neck, and my long purple hair was laced carefully into a thick silky braid. I sat up weakly wondering;

'Where could Shampoo be?'

I heard a creaking as the door slowly opened as a strange being stepped through. A long Green Cloak trekked down to the floor, and his long silver hair mixed with the Folds of his flowing cape. Under the cape was a Red wrap top like my own and dark Chinese pants. He wore slippers of silk and a red hat tipped on his head. But what bothered me the most was his face; it was pale as the morning sun and his eyes were a deep emerald, but they were like snakes eyes. And yet I remembered something about those eyes, a terrible fierceness that chilled my bones.

"Good Morning Shampoo,"

I was silent.

"Answer Me when I talk to you."

"Shampoo want go Home, You have no rights to keep Shampoo here."

"I have won you in a duel, so you belong to ME!"

I was starting to remember the events of the past day; the battle the blast, and the knockout.

Gasp!

Tap Tap at the door

"Enter" was the man's only reply

My POV

I cautiously entered the room after his voice boomed for me to enter.

"I bring tea for the guest"

The Man, Lucios took the tray and slammed it on the ground. He screamed;

"You dare to interrupt my meeting?!"

He started to swing at me, but I dodged, and using the same skill his father had taught me years ago, I flung my power at him knocking him cold.

I saw a purple haired girl rise and I ran to help her as she staggered.

"What is Girl doing to man?"

"HUH?"

"Shampoo say; what is girl"-she pointed to me-"Doing to Man?"-she pointed to Lucios.

"I simply defeated him with the same technique I'm guessing he defeated you with."

"Is great dishonor for mans be defeated by woman."

"Well not where I'm from. We must go before he wakes up."

"Who is you?"

"My name is Melody. What's yours?"

"I Shampoo!"

"Ok Shampoo, Hop on!"

I helped her onto my back piggy back style, and leapt out the window and off the giant balcony, and into the sky. As we leapt I grew giant feathered wings and rhythmically flapped them in the wind. Shampoo gasped, but we were too high up in the sky for her to say much. We soared through the wilderness, but it was different than Earth terrain; it had giant volcanoes and towering waterfalls. Shampoo was sitting there as gasp after gasp escaped her lips and I started to giggle. As we finally reached a forest I landed nimbly and set Shampoo slowly down. She was able to stand and walk, but she was still weak for Lucios' blast was far stronger than mine.

"Where is we now?"

"We are in the Forest Of Souls. It holds much magic, but we are safe from Lucios here."

"Magic?"

"Yes, many of the spirits can cast dreadful spells on the visitors, but you are my gust so they should leave us alone."

"When will Shampoo get to see her Ranma again?"

"Ran-Ma?

"Yes, Shampoo's only love!"

"Well, I guess I should find a way to get you to your world, but I would have to find a Portal, and to do that, I need to visit the Willow, who would need to consult with Lucios who would find us and take us back. So; that's not a good Idea."

"Why he want us?"

"Well, his ancestors were promised your ancestors in marriage, and they were denied generation after generation until you, and then he won you."

"Why he want you?"

I said nothing.

"Hello! Song Girl! I talking to you!"

"I helped you because I needed to get out too, but I didn't agree to 20 questions!"

"Then, where you get wings?"

"The spirits of these woods found me as a child, and corrupted me to be able to change shape, but some thing inside me granted it to my advantage."

"Oh...Shampoo need bath."

"Good. Me too."

I found a spring near one of the smaller waterfalls, and we undressed. I shed my wings and leapt into the air. As I leapt I transformed myself into a flying catfish and dove into the pool with a small splash. I came back up as a human, and found Shampoo gone. I stood up, and searched with eagle eyes. All I could find was a cream colored cat that I hadn't seen before. I swam over to it, and transformed myself to a cat, and started to talk to it.

"Did you see a girl go by?"

"What girl you talking about?"

"You sound just like her!"

"Shampoo sound just like who?"

"Shampoo?"

"Yes, cat is Shampoo, Dummy!"

"How?"

"Shampoo fall in Maoniichuan-Spring of Drown Kitty in China."

"China?"

"Is Shampoo's homeland!"

"How do you turn back?"

"Hot water!"

"How did you become a cat just now?"

"Shampoo jump into cold pond."

"Are there other people like you in your world?"

"Shampoo's Ranma, Stupid Mousse, Pig Boy, Panty Freak, and Father of Shampoo's Ranma!"

"Panty Freak?"

"Long Story that Shampoo have no time to tell."

I transformed into my human form, and swam five laps around as Shampoo tried to stay afloat. I cleaned my hair with the surrounding herbs and motioned for Shampoo to let me clean hers. As she started to paddle towards me, I felt a presence, their gaze boring into my head. I ducked under the water, and peeked up as a water snake. There I saw a man creep out of the bushes, and turn his head as if looking for something. He had giant glasses on his head, and wore a Chinese garb with giant sleeves. He spotted Shampoo, and ran to her saying;

"Oh Shampoo! How I've been searching for you!"

He started to hug the log she had been balancing on. Shampoo leaped into the air and started to claw at his head. I heard yelling from behind the bushes as three more people came through the leaves.

"Mousse you chump, where did you go?!" came from a pigtailed boy. A mummy on a stick came behind him, and a blue haired girl lagged behind them talking quietly to the mummy. Shampoo leapt into the pigtailed boy's arms, and he started to scream. He ran around in circles, and jumped into the water, and what came out was a pigtailed girl, and Shampoo. I blinked. 'Were these the people Shampoo had talked about? I transformed myself from the reptile to my Human form and rose from the water.