Chapter 2: Ryoga's Disease

"Oh jeez, what's happened to me? I know I told them I was alright, but that's means nothing! I feel like my brain got rearranged!" Ryoga said, as he was outside. "Hey... wait a minute... something is completely NOT right about this... But. What. Could. It. Be?" He sat down to think, and looked around... "WAIT! I know what's wrong! I got home without getting lost!"

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"What's up with that idiot. Just walks out of here without thanking me. If I hadn't hated Akane's--" censored! "--cooking, he wouldn't even have found this place!" Ranma pouted in a corner.

"Yes, you know what was strange with dear Ryoga this morning, when he left he walked towards his house." Kasumi wondered

"So what, he was just going home." Ranma muttered.

"Exactly! If he wanted to go home, he would have gone in a different direction! Something is seriously wrong here. We need to go talk to Ryoga!" Akane exclaimed.

"Okay, let's go!" Everyone exclaimed...

"Uh... I'd hate to be the one to ask this, but, where's the door?" Ranma questioned.

"What! Are you serious, Ranma! The door is right over... actually, come to think of it, where is the door!" Akane yelled.

"Ok, ok, kids. Just settle down. First, everyone search for the way out of this place, and then we'll all go together to find Ryoga." Genma resolved.

---4 days later---

Ah, it's soooo nice to be able to go for a nice walk without having to carry a backpack full of supplies with me!- Ryoga thought as he enjoyed his newfound freedom. "La de da de da! It's so great to be ali-- what are you guys doing out here?" exclaimed Ryoga as he passed Genma, Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi, Akane, and Ranma, all half-starved and crawling desperatly.

"Please, son, do you know where our house is? PLEASE!" Genma screamed.

"Uh, Mr. Saotome, your house is right there." Ryoga answered pointing to the house sitting right across the street.

"Wait, what we really wanted to do it come with you! We need to talk." Akane begged.

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"So, what's the big deal with all of you?" Ryoga questioned.

"What's wrong with us! You gave your stupid sense of direction to us!" Ranma yelled angrily.

"Wait, what?"

"You gave us your sense of direction! Now do I need to repeat it again, Mr. Idiot?"

"Uh... just give me a minute..." Ryoga replied as he walked over to a bookcase. "No... where is it... that's not it... " -ACHOO- "...Ugh, all this dust! Ah, I found it. The medical dictionary. Let's see...H...Hedley Syndrome...Hexagon Virus... there we are, the Hibiki Illness." Everyone gathers around Ryoga. "'Although the only people who have ever caught this disease are the Hibiki family in Japan, as the name itself states, this illness is kept in this book for reference only. This is a very peculiar illness which deforms the brain, damaging the right Parietal Lobe. Because of this, the affected persons have extreme difficulty finding the way around new, and even familiar places. The most peculiar thing about the illness is that it will deform the brain in a matter of seconds, and when the illness has been removed, the Parietal Lobe heals almost as fast.'" Ryoga quoted.

"So, are we actually supposed to believe this junk? That you gave us a virus, the virus gave us freakin' head trauma, and now we suddenly can't find our way around places! Do you know how impossible that is?" Ranma yelled, both confused and steaming.

"Well, it's an actual medical case. It's all true, I'm afraid." Ryoga muttered. "You guys are so lucky I'm around. I'm so nice, I'll even come to your house to stay so I can help everyone get around!" Ryoga offers.

Akane answers with a hug, "Oh, Ryoga, thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Wait a minute, something is suspicious here. Ryoga's got to be up to something..." Ranma ponders, walking away while everyone is laughing and thanking Ryoga.

Ryoga, of course, is already daydreaming... -Ah, now I've got the perfect chance to advance on Akane! I can see it now! 'Ryoga, I can't find the soap in the shower, can you help me?' 'Ryoga, dear, help me find another bra!' 'Oh, Ryoga, I can't find my chopsticks, can you feed me?' This is perfect! Operation Smoochy-Coochie is in effect!-