The Mystic Hot Spring Resort
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Chapter 1: The Arrival
"How exactly did I get talked into this?" Ranma wondered aloud as he sat on the bus.
"We got a great deal, Ranma. You, me, Ryouga-kun, Mousse, Shampoo, Ukyou and my sisters." Akane reminded him.
Ranma, sitting in his trademark long-sleeved red shirt and his dark green pants at the back of the bus still wondered how he got into this mess. Sitting next to him was Akane, wearing her Furinkan uniform. "Why exactly are you wearing that right now anyways?" Ranma asked. "I was packed before we left and brought everything so we could leave immediately after school. I just couldn't wait." Akane responded.
It was a week ago that Akane had won a free stay at a small hot spring resort for eight just outside of Nerima. "So I understand why you, me and your sisters are here but why the rest?" Ranma asked.
"I thought it would be fun if we all came together. We hardly ever really do anything outside of the usual craziness so I thought this would be great bonding time." Akane answered.
The bus came to a stop. "We're at the Hot Springs now. All who wish to get off here, this is your stop." The bus driver said.
Ranma and the gang all grabbed their things and proceeded to get off the bus. As the bus drove off, a small splash of cold water nailed Ranma. "Stupid bus driver!" Ranma shouted as he changed into a girl.
"You'll be fine once we're inside. Quit whining." Ryouga said.
The building looked rather small and really shabby. The main building was about as big as the Tendou Dojo and made out of wood that looked like it was rotting. "Ugh, this place sucks. Why are we staying here again?" Ranma asked.
"Well, we're here now. This trip is only for three days. We'll be fine." Akane said.
The group followed Akane into the main entrance of the building. "May I help you, miss?" The male clerk asked as soon as the group had entered. The inside of the building looked a little better than the outside. There was a nice purple carpet covering the ground and the walls were painted a very light green. "Hi, I have this ticket for a free stay." Akane said as she pulled out the small piece of paper.
"Ah, yes. I know how this place looks right now but we're going to start remodeling soon." The clerk said. The clerk was a man who looked to be in his mid 20's with very short black hair and wearing something like a butler's suit. "Would you like to rest first in our baths, retire to your rooms or eat?" The clerk asked.
The girls (except Ranma) all huddled together and low whispers could be heard. After a few moments Akane asked the clerk "Can we be shown to our rooms to drop off our stuff and then be shown the way to the baths?"
"Of course, miss." The clerk responded.
The group followed the clerk to the back and he stopped in front of two doors. "The room on the right is a little bigger and so should go to the young ladies. The room on the left is for the young men in your party." The clerk announced and handed keys to Akane and Ryouga.
"The entrance to the baths is down this hall. The signs are marked which entrance is for the men and which is for the women." The clerk said.
"Thanks, buddy." Ranma said.
The clerk returned to his post. "Well, you guys get my stuff, I want to get in that bath as soon as possible." Ranma said as she dropped her bag and ran down the hallway.
"Ranma, wait!" Akane announced as she handed Kasumi the key to the ladies room and dropped her stuff to chase after Ranma.
Ranma stopped when he saw the entrance to the baths. "Ah, now to get back to normal." Ranma said aloud.
"Ranma, please wait for the rest of us." Akane said as she managed to reach Ranma.
"I gotta wait for Ryouga and Mousse now?" Ranma asked.
"Huh? What's that mean? You can't go into the men's bath." Akane announced.
"What are you talking about, Akane. I'm a guy." Ranma said defiantly.
"Ranma, look at yourself. You are not a guy." Akane told him.
"I KNOW THAT BUT ONCE I GET INTO THAT HOT WATER, I'LL BE A GUY AGAIN!" Ranma shouted.
"Ranma, that doesn't make any sense. And don't shout. This is supposed to be a vacation." Akane said in a very scolding voice.
"Heh, playing a joke Akane. Well it ain't funny." Ranma responded.
At that moment, Shampoo, Ukyou, Ryouga and the others came into view. "Hey you guys, you won't believe this joke Akane just said." Ranma called out.
"What joke?" Ukyou said as she stopped in front of Ranma and Akane.
"She said me going into the hot water won't turn me back into a guy." Ranma said.
"Why would it?" Kasumi asked.
"Huh? Because of the Jusenkyou curse. Don't you guys remember?" Ranma asked.
"Jusenkyou?" Shampoo asked.
"Are you all in on this or something? Well whatever, let's just get in there." Ranma said as he moved toward the men's entrance.
"RANMA, YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE!" Akane shouted.
"Fine, if you want to take this joke so far, I'll go in the girl's room and then you can all see me as a guy." Ranma responded defiantly.
"Ranma, that's really getting old and it doesn't make any sense." Ryouga said.
Ranma was just getting angrier now. "Damn, fine. Let's just get this over with. But don't come crying to me when somethin' happens." Ranma said.
Ranma entered into the girls entrance before all the other girls. Ranma was surprised that nobody had stopped her. "Fine, if they want to carry it this far, they shouldn't go crying to me later." Ranma said in a low whisper as she quickly undressed, put her clothes somewhere safe and moved quickly into the water.
SPLASH!
But to Ranma's surprise, Ranma was still a girl even after entering the hot water. "The hell? What the hell's goin' on here!" Ranma wondered aloud.
"Honestly Ranma, why are you so surprised? Girls don't just turn into boys." Akane's voice called out. Ranma turned and got an eyeful of Akane's naked body standing there in front of her. Ranma quickly got out of the springs and lowered her gaze so as not to stare at Akane. "What are you doing, Ranma?" Akane asked.
"Maybe this isn't such a good idea at this time." Ranma answered.
"Why? It's just us girls here. Get back in the water, Ranma." Ukyou said.
Shampoo began to pull on Ranma's arm. "Ranma, what wrong?" She asked.
Ranma turned and saw Shampoo standing there naked, pulling on Ranma's right arm and trying to get Ranma back in the water.
Ranma could feel the others gazing at her. Ranma finally pulled her head up and saw all the girls staring at her, each as naked as Ranma was.
"What is the matter, Ranma? You were the first one in the water and now you want to leave?" Kasumi asked.
Ranma felt defeated. There was nothing for Ranma to do. "Hey, I was just uumm… messing with you guys…" Ranma chuckled nervously and quickly got back into the water.
Ranma was extremely nervous over this course of events. But staring at each girl entering the water wearing nothing more than their birthday suit gave Ranma a small thrill.
But Ranma was thinking about what was going on. 'Why didn't I change back? Did they all really forget about my curse and about Jusenkyou? And what about the curses on Shampoo, Ryouga and Mousse?' Ranma wondered.
Whatever was going on, Ranma was determined to find out.
To Be Continued…
