Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½, DBZ or Harry Potter.
Author's Notes: I know, I know, I'm taking forever. There is one less story on my agenda though, as it needs some major revision and a direction. In any case, I think I'm going to have to change the category to Anime Crossovers and ditch on of the copies. Putting up the same chapter twice is a chore, and I'm a lazy bum. So just to warn you, that's probably what's going to happen. If I start spelling Raditz, Radditz, please ignore it. I can't help it. I know I've been only using one d when spelling his name.
I apologize ahead of time for skipping so many scenes in the DBZ storyline but I can't remember them all and I can't access the episodes currently. I also want to get to Hogwarts and Harry. Right now I'm just kind of going on. I also can't write fight scenes that well, so please don't expect much.
Please vote on couples. This is strictly an opinion poll.
Whom should I pair with whom? (I will only accept answers listed for the specific characters.)
Ranma: a) Nabiki b) Kim (OC) c) Hermione,
Harry: a) Hermione, b) Ginny, c) Videl
Gohan: a) Videl, b) Shampoo, c) Hikari (OC)
Also, another poll: Should I have Mirai Trunks come back when he's the same age as Ranma and Gohan? Yes/No
If yes, who should I pair him with: a) Akane, b) Shampoo, c) Erasa, d) other
Updated: 4/7/04
"/Chinese/"
Three Young Heroes Chapter 4
Ranma frowned, his impatience getting the better of him as they walked towards Frieza's ship. The eight year old watched his cousin out of the corner of his eye and frowned at Gohan's quiet gloom. He wished Vegeta would let them at least run. They weren't going to notice them if they ran.
Some large explosions were heard, and Vegeta softly cursed. They pushed forward at a run, keeping their ki as low as they could. An energy spike then alerted the Z senshi to the appearance of a warrior with a greater power than they. It was also easily distinguished from Frieza's.
Ranma stopped caring about orders and began to run. Raditz yelled at his son to stop, but Ranma didn't listen as he was more intent on the fight going on ahead of him. The rest of the senshi began to run also, nearly leaving Bulma behind.
Ranma arrived at the scene first, to see a super saiyan fighting against Frieza. He stood out in the open, watching in awe as he realized that it wasn't his uncle up there fighting Frieza.
Frieza saw the boy, and scowled, taking his eyes of the super saiyan momentarily.
He shouted something, and King Cold nodded, pressing a button. The ship moved, and opened to reveal a strange monster. That was when the super saiyan noticed the boy. He then noticed the monster, and rushed to stop it, realizing the monster's strength was greater than that of the boy.
Frieza stopped him, and Trunks watched helplessly as the kid got blasted into a mountain, the monster giving chase.
"Sorry boy, but the kid dies for his part in my fall on Planet Namek."
Trunks gave out a roar of fury, and the battle went on. Raditz and Vegeta were next to arrive, one looking for his son, the other staring openly as the Unknown Soldier destroyed Frieza. "He's a super saiyan," Vegeta muttered angrily.
Gohan and the rest arrived as King Cold was destroyed, staring openly.
The super saiyan powered down, and turned to his audience. "I know where one Son Goku will be landing. He will be here in around three hours. Will you come with me to greet him?"
"I'm going," Gohan said suddenly, and the rest agreed, albeit reluctantly.
Raditz looked around one more time and flew up to the soldier, "Where's my son?"
Trunks saw a slight resemblance to the boy and looked down, "I'm sorry."
Raditz floated backwards a bit, masking his emotions carefully.
"Ranma's gone?" Gohan asked softly, eyes wide and filled with unshed tears.
The soldier looked at Gohan piteously, and motioned for them to follow. They did so, each silently mourning the loss of their friend.
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Ranma was startled, when he was knocked into the mountain, and woozily berated himself as the monster picked him up and threw him again. He realized he was flying over a large body of water, and started to slow, righting himself, and dodging as the monster attacked him again. He was quickly pushed back, and soon, an unfamiliar land mass was visible.
Ranma frowned, as he tried to get a feel for his opponent's power. It clearly outmatched his own, but if he could get the ringing out of his ears, he was sure he could outsmart the damn thing.
They flew over a city, and then a great forest, stopping in a range of mountains. That was when Ranma figured out his plan. Unfortunately, even the best laid plans go wrong. Ranma managed to trick it, got a good ki blast in, which effectively killed the monster. Unfortunately, Ranma received a blow to the head, knocking him towards the springs. The monster fell to the opposite end of the valley, avoiding the springs completely as it died.
Ranma was suddenly aware of the pain becoming nearly unbearable as he surfaced the water and crawled up on the beach. Unknown to him, he was being watched by a pair of red-violet eyes.
Shampoo had by chance looked up to see the flying boy and the monster. She watched as they fought, and then as the boy fell into the spring. 'He'd make a good husband,' Shampoo thought, blushing. She then noticed what spring he had fallen into and gave a cat like grin, 'Even better.'
She emerged from the forest, and picked the boy turned girl up, admiring her bright red hair. 'Boy is he going to get a surprise,' Shampoo thought, high tailing it to her village.
Cologne frowned as her daughter entered the village with a girl on her shoulders.
"/Shampoo! What are you doing with that outsider female?!/"
"/ He's not female, male. He fell into the Spring of Drowned Girl! He is a strong fighter! He uses his ki to fly! I want him for my husband./"
The shouting had brought the attention of many of the villagers, who all shook their head, wondering at Cologne's choice in heirs.
Cologne frowned, "/If you speak the truth, then yes, we must have him in our tribe. However, I want proof./"
Shampoo nodded, following Cologne into her hut.
Cologne heated the water, as Shampoo tended to the injured girl. The girl began to waken, and moaned.
'Why do I feel so weak?' Ranma asked herself, trying to assess the damage. She opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling, which was replaced by a pair of excited purple eyes.
"/You are a strong fighter. That was amazing!/" Shampoo chattered excitedly.
"Huh? Wha-?"
"So you speak Japanese," said an old voice from the doorway.
Ranma turned her head to see a miniature old woman holding a pot of steaming water, and nodded, closing her eyes and groaning after a moment.
"Why do I feel so weak?"
"It is probably because of the curse you picked up young one," Cologne said, "Tell me, are you really a male?"
Ranma scowled, raising her voice, "Of COURSE I'm male............ Why is my voice so high?"
"You fell into the Spring of Drowned Young Girl, and taken the form of a young girl. The spring you fell into was cursed, all of them are. Whoever falls into the springs is cursed to take the form of whatever drowned there."
Ranma paled, and moved a pained arm to feel his crotch, and his back, to find two things missing that should have been there.
'My tail and my......... They're gone!'
Ranma began to shake as she realized she was a HUMAN female, not just female. That stated why she was so weak also.
Scalding hot water was suddenly poured over her, and she screamed, her voice suddenly becoming slightly deeper as she turned back into a he. Ranma felt everything that was missing return, though not much of his strength did. He fell unconscious, his concussion returning full force.
Cologne felt sorry for the boy, though it was in their culture to look down upon males. This boy, however, could very well become one of the village's greatest warriors should he marry her granddaughter. His ki was impressive, even if it was low because of his wounds.
Cologne smirked, "/Well great-granddaughter, it looks as though we found you the perfect husband, if we can get him to agree./"
Shampoo squealed, running out to get their healer.
Cologne studied the boy, 'What gives you so much power boy? Are you a threat to us?'
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Gohan ran up to his father, hugging him tightly, the events of the day wrecking havoc with his emotions.
Goku was pleasantly surprised by that, and completely confused to why everyone was there. "What's going on?"
He then noticed his brother sitting, head in hands. "Something wrong Radditz?"
"Daddy, Ranma's gone," Gohan said softly.
Goku looked confusedly at his son, "What are you talking about?"
The Unknown Soldier stood up, "Frieza sent some sort of monster that was more powerful than the boy after him. I lost track of his ki as the monster threw him into a mountain."
"But I can feel his ki right now," Goku said.
Raditz looked up at his brother surprised, trying to keep the hope from his face. Goku nodded, and then grinned, "This will be the perfect time to show you my new technique also."
Gohan stood back from his father, confused, and Goku placed two fingers upon his forehead. He then disappeared.
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Goku reappeared in a small hut, and saw Ranma on a bed, looking rather battered, and frowned. He then noticed the woman surrounding him. "Sorry, but Ranma's gotta go with me."
He then picked Ranma up, ignoring the protests of the women, and teleported out.
Shampoo howled in fury, "/He got away! I didn't get to issue my challenge!/"
Cologne knocked her heir on the back of the head, "/This gives us time to train you to show that you are the ultimate choice when we find him again./"
Shampoo stopped fussing and nodded, determination crossing her face.
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Goku reappeared in front of his friends, face worried, "Does anyone have any senzu beans?"
Raditz rushed forward and carefully took his son from Goku's arms. Krillan frowned as he felt his pouch and then grinned, "I've got one left."
He quickly pulled it out and handed it to Raditz, who forced it between his son's lips. Ranma swallowed, and then opened his eyes. "Huh?"
Relief was evident in Raditz's face as the eight year old sat up, looking around confusedly. All except Vegeta wore grins on their faces as they realized the kid was alright. Vegeta just snorted, keeping an eye on the violet haired newcomer.
Gohan then explained about the battle with Frieza and Goku turned to the violet haired young man. "I suppose thanks are in order then."
The newcomer shook his head, "I need to speak with you alone."
Goku frowned but nodded.
While Goku and the other guy talked, Raditz tried to find out what had happened with Ranma's battle.
Ranma frowned, rubbing his head, wondering if all of it was a bad dream after blacking out. Raditz seemed to realize something was wrong and pushed for an explanation. Ranma scowled, beginning his story.
Vegeta listened in, while Piccolo listened with only half an ear.
Ranma finally got to the part about the spring, and Bulma, Yamcha, Gohan, and Krillan had begun listening to the story.
Vegeta snorted after the story, "That's not possible brat, you must have been dreaming."
Raditz nodded, frowning at his son's delusions. A freak rain storm than passed over them. Thoroughly soaking everyone, and one he, became a she.
Ranma scowled as she felt the loss of certain things. "This isn't fair!" she shrieked, her emotions getting the better of her.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, exception of the Unknown Warrior, for he had disappeared. Goku frowned, "Where did Ranma go?"
Radditz just stared at his son turned daughter, and then realized that his 'daughter' wasn't even saiyan.
"This sucks, why do I have to turn into a human female?!" Ranma shrieked again.
Vegeta covered his ears, "Shut up brat!"
Realization then passed over Goku's face, "That's-?"
Gohan just nodded, still staring wide-eyed.
Goku then shrugged, "Why don't we gather the dragonballs and wish for him to return to normal?"
"Genius!" Ranma shouted, looking to Bulma who had already pulled out the dragon radar.
'His mother is so not going to be happy,' Radditz thought, grabbing the radar. He then turned to his brother, "What did the boy want to talk to you about?"
Goku frowned a moment, trying to think, and Piccolo sighed. "It's a good thing I was listening in," the namekian said, "The kid's from a future that no one wants to see happen. In three years, Goku dies of a heart disease, leaving us to the mercy of a pair of androids. We have three years to prepare for this."
Bulma blinked, "Why don't we just use the dragonballs to wish that it won't happen?"
Ranma scowled, knowing she would put that top priority. Goku pouted, "But I want to fight them. If they're so strong, they'd make a great challenge for me."
Bulma groaned as the other adult saiyans agreed. Radditz then looked at the radar in his hand. "C'mon Ranma, let's go find the dragonballs."
Ranma-chan nodded eagerly, and made to take off, then frowned when nothing happened. "Dammit," she muttered, "Can't fly like this."
Gohan looked startled, "Does it really drain your ki that much?"
Ranma nodded miserably. Gohan frowned, "But I thought there was little difference between saiyans and humans."
Krillan sighed, "We aren't born as strong as you. That might be the key right there."
Bulma nodded, "With the slight genetic difference, it is possible that humans have to work harder to get their strength. Thus, your now fully human body is incapable of handling that much energy at the moment, making your body compensate by lowering the amount of energy you have."
Ranma scowled, "I'm glad we're getting rid of this curse then."
Bulma scowled at him, "What, pray tell, is wrong with being a human female?"
"Everything when you weren't born that way," Ranma groused, her eight year old face pouting as Gohan picked her up.
Bulma sighed, knowing she would lose this battle, and the three took off. Goku then left to see ChiChi, wishing Bulma a good pregnancy.
"Are you pregnant Bulma?" Krillan asked. Bulma shook her head. "There's no possible way for me to be so."
Yamcha agreed sullenly.
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It only took a few hours for them to gather the dragonballs and make Ranma male. Gohan placed them in a circle, and summoned Shenlong. "What is your wish?" the dragon roared.
Ranma stood up, "I wish to get rid of my Jusenkyo curse!"
The dragon stared at the boy a moment and then denied the request, "That wish was granted before. I will not grant the same wish twice."
Ranma scowled, and suddenly, a spray of water came out of nowhere, making him female. "Then I wish I could get rid of the part of the curse that attracts cold water to me," she screamed impulsively before clapping her hands over her mouth, realizing she had made a mistake.
The dragon's eyes glowed red, "Wish granted."
Gohan sweatdropped, "Are you sure that was wise?"
Ranma-chan groaned and cursed, "That wasn't what I wanted."
Radditz snorted, "Why didn't you wish to be a saiyan female when you transformed?"
"It was impulsive, I'm sorry. That was what I was going to but the water and what not........." Ranma sighed forlornly, things not going his way at all.
Gohan patted his cousin on the back gently, and Radditz picked his 'daughter' up. "Let's go home. Your mother is not going to be happy."
Ranma-chan frowned and nodded, not liking the fact she had to be carried. "I so have to train this form to be stronger," she muttered.
"Why? I thought you didn't like it," her father said.
She scowled, "I don't like being weak either. If I'm stuck with it, then I'm going to be a strong human female."
Radditz smirked, she was still his child, human and female or no.
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Ranma's mother, contrary to what Radditz believed, didn't seem to mind the curse. Rose gave a cat like grin, "Now I've a son and a daughter!"
Ranma groaned, and scowled, "I am so not wearing dresses or anything."
Rose frowned, "You'll have to learn what it means to be a woman and a man Ranma, there's no getting around it. You probably ought to train your female form though, as it's vulnerable."
"I was gonna do that anyways," Ranma groused.
"Then I don't have a problem," Rose said with a smile, "ChiChi, Goku, Gohan and the Tendos are coming over for dinner tonight."
Ranma-chan frowned and plopped on the couch, wrinkling his nose. "Just great, I gotta alert them to the problem also."
Radditz sighed, not knowing what to say to his distressed offspring.
Rose frowned, "It's better to get it out in the open. You're going to have it whether you like it or not. On the bright side, you all but eliminated random splashes. You shouldn't transform in front of others as much."
Ranma-chan just nodded, head bowed low. Radditz scowled, "Might as well get some practice in."
The red-headed girl nodded, going up to change into a gi.
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Harry frowned at his aunt and uncle, trying to understand why he couldn't stay with Rose and Ranma. Sure Rose's husband was some sort of super strong alien. That didn't matter. He was sure he would survive.
Dudley came and tackled Harry, pulling him out the door to play his favorite game, Punching Bag.
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Gohan saw the Tendo family ahead of them, and frowned. 'What is Aunt Rose thinking, inviting them? They are so going to be grossed out by dad.'
ChiChi also saw them and began to warn her husband about eating too much, too quickly. "You need to be neat Goku, or you won't be getting breakfast in the morning."
Goku frowned, "Awww, c'mon Chi, I just got back."
Gohan hid a grin before walking up to greet the Tendo patriarch and the girls.
Ranma opened the door, male, and smiling. Nabiki and Akane both rushed up to hug him, giggling. Kasumi walked up and then gave him the same. Soun looked ready to cry. Gohan then raised an eyebrow at Ranma, who scowled slightly, and shook his head.
"Please come in," Ranma said politely, moving from the door.
Radditz sat in the living room, surprisingly dressed in a pair of jeans and nice shirt. Ranma sat next to his father and soon the rest of the furniture was occupied. Rose then walked in a glass of cold water and a small bowl of hot water in hand.
Ranma scowled, "Do I gotta?"
Rose glared at him, as did ChiChi. "You're grammar needs work. Are you sure you don't want him home schooled with Gohan?"
Rose sighed, "That's sounding like a better idea all the time. Ranma was blindsided by an enemy at the earlier fight and they ended up over China. Ranma killed the beast but was knocked into a spring in Jusenkyo, the valley of cursed springs."
"What fight?" Soun asked, confused.
Nabiki sighed exasperatedly, "Daddy I told you. You know their heritage also."
Soun rubbed the back of his head embarrassedly, and then nodded to Rose. "You say Jusenkyo? The dreaded master mentioned them once."
Rose nodded, and Ranma continued, pouring the glass of cold water over his head. "I fell in the Spring of Drowned Girl. When hit by cold water, I become a human female," she said forlornly.
Akane stared wide-eyed at her friend. She and Nabiki then walked up and stared at Ranma's red hair and began to poke him. Kasumi frowned at them. "Girls, that's not very nice."
Ranma smiled gratefully at Kasumi. She just nodded with a serene smile, and Ranma returned to his explanation, "Hot water changes me back."
With that she poured the hot water over her head, not spilling a drop on the sofa. Nabiki, who had sat down next to her best friend, tugged on his ponytail. "So you're a transvestite?"
Ranma wrinkled his nose, and Rose laughed, "More an aqua-transsexual. He won't be able to go swimming in guys' swim trunks unless it's a warm pool."
Ranma scowled, but nodded, and Goku frowned, "Didn't you-?"
"I told you about the problem dad," Gohan said exasperatedly, cutting his father off.
ChiChi nodded, "Yes, didn't you listen?"
Goku frowned a moment and scratched his head before nodding.
Rose then grinned, "Well, dinner's on. Let's eat."
Goku, remembering his wife's threat, ate as human like as he possibly could. Radditz was also under threat of no food if he did not behave. Gohan and Ranma were also careful, knowing the Tendo's still weren't used to their eating habits.
Nabiki and Akane kept firing questions off about Ranma's fight, Ranma's tail swishing as he recounted it.
The adults were having another conversation about what was to come. Radditz and Goku were trying to convince their wives to let their sons fight. "C'mon, we're going to need them."
"Yes," Soun said, "The boys are very strong. If they don't fight directly, then they should at least train with the adults so that if they fail, then the earth has someone who can protect it. They would just have to train until they're sure they can defeat these androids."
ChiChi and Rose scowled, "Whose side are you on?"
Soun eeped and fell silent. The women frowned as he had made a valid point however. Radditz and Goku waited with baited breath, and both women finally gave in. "Alright, but we don't want them in the actual fighting unless necessary," ChiChi said.
Rose nodded, "I don't want another repeat of what just happened."
"And they are to spend more time studying than training after this," ChiChi added, finally accepting that her son would never be able to give up martial arts fully.
Goku gave a bright grin and sealed the deal with his wife. Radditz noticed the stubborn look on Rose's face, and gave in also. He knew he could try swaying her on the second condition later.
Moments later, Akane splashed Ranma. "Now we can train together!" she cheered, now realizing Ranma wouldn't have to pull his, now her, punches anymore.
Ranma grumbled and Soun seemed to jump for joy, "That's a great idea!"
Inside, he was hoping that Ranma would fall for his baby girl so that she would be taken care of. Nabiki frowned, and then gave a look at Ranma, "Train me too!"
Soun's eyes grew wide, and he grew proud at his daughter's interest.
Radditz groaned, and Ranma frowned at his best friend. "You never showed interest before."
"So I'm interested now," the eight year old said, "I can change my mind."
"No you're not," Ranma-chan said triumphantly after a moment, "You're jealous!"
Nabiki turned her nose up in the air as Akane stared wide eyed at her sister. "You don't have to be jealous, 'nee-chan."
Nabiki gave her younger sibling a mock glare, and pouted. Gohan paused, chewing a bit, wondering what the girl could be jealous of. Ranma looked just as clueless. Rose got the idea though, "Why don't you study with Ranma and Gohan instead, Nabiki dear."
Nabiki thought the idea over, and nodded, agreeing to it. Rose smiled, "Great! I'll have a schedule out for Ranma's time."
Ranma groaned, 'Mom's really into controlling things isn't she.'
Rose heard the groan, and then thought over what she said. "Alright, Ranma will be helping me with the schedule. You will however begin home study with Gohan and training your female form with Akane. You will also be training with your father at points. Your schedule is right busy, I'm just trying to help you stay with your friends."
Ranma nodded, not saying anything. Radditz sweatdropped at his wife, and wondered how he was going to pull this off.
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After everyone had left, Rose showed Ranma the times for his homeschooling, and sat down to start a schedule of sorts for him. Ranma looked at his father who was keeping all emotion from his face. After Rose had left the room, Radditz frowned at the schedule. "Sorry, it was the only way to get her to allow you to fight with us."
Ranma just shrugged. "S'ok dad. I know you tried."
Radditz just nodded, and picked up the weekly schedule, and smiled when he realized most of Ranma's time was spent with him.
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Two years passed, with Ranma sticking to the schedule like glue. Training with Akane was actually going well. The girl had a bit of a temper problem, but that was pretty miniscule, and wasn't anything Ranma couldn't handle. After all, they had been friends for close to four years now.
Studying with Nabiki was actually pretty interesting for Ranma. Nabiki had a way with numbers and made quite a few of the subjects interesting. Gohan and Kasumi sometimes studied with them, but not always.
They had gone to visit Harry for a month, taking Akane and Nabiki with them. Harry learned of Ranma's problem, but didn't tell anyone about it, respecting Ranma's request for silence. That month was a vacation for Harry, though he didn't know why Radditz insisted on sparring most of the time with Ranma.
Ranma-chan frowned as she walked through Nerima towards the Tendos. She really didn't want to train with Akane that day. She had recently made it to super saiyan, as had Gohan, and she wanted to train that form. Her female form was already almost to the point where it could fly without too much trouble.
She knocked on the door, to be greeted by Kasumi. The oldest Tendo sister seemed happy to see Ranma-chan. "Akane is grounded today. She won't be able to spar with you. I'm sure Nabiki would like to see you though."
Ranma-chan grinned, and bounded up the stairs, ignoring the slight bounce of her chest. 'Something to ask mom about when I get home,' she thought, knocking on Nabiki's door.
Nabiki opened her door slightly, and then flung it wide open when she realized who was on the other side. She hugged Ranma, and then dragged her into the small bedroom.
Ranma-chan saw the house ledgers and a calculator on Nabiki's desk, as well as a few bank statements.
Nabiki followed her best friend's gaze, and sniffed, "We haven't got enough."
Ranma-chan's eyes widened, "Why won't your dad take students?"
"He's still upset over momma's death," Nabiki said softly, "But with all the extra practice things Akane needs, we don't have enough."
Ranma frowned, "You can't give up. There's gotta be something you can do."
Nabiki shrugged helplessly, and Ranma saw the depth of the hardship placed on his best friend. Ranma sat on the bed, pulling Nabiki onto her lap and hugging the girl, and Nabiki began to cry. After half an hour, both ten year olds were asleep on the bed, Nabiki from her frustration, Ranma from thinking too hard on how to help.
Kasumi saw them and called Rose, who sounded delighted over the phone. Twelve year old Kasumi blushed as she hung up the phone, "They aren't old enough for that!"
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The last six months before the androids showed passed quickly, and they gathered at the island where they were supposed to show. Ranma frowned as nothing appeared to show and looked over to where Bulma was playing with her child, Trunks.
'Still can't believe that that's Vegeta's child,' Ranma thought, smiling at the little bundle.
He then looked towards his uncle, who appeared a little pale. He walked over to Gohan, "Does he need to take his medicine? He looks pale."
Gohan studied his father, and then walked over to talk to him softly. Radditz watched, schooling his features so he didn't appear worried. "The baka shouldn't be here if he's sick," Radditz muttered, turning to look at the rest of the group.
"You should get out of here," Radditz said to Bulma, who frowned at him.
"I am going to see these androids," she said primly, picking up Trunks.
Piccolo snorted, "We need to split up, something's not right."
Radditz nodded, and flew off to begin searching the islands. The rest followed suit.
It was Yamcha that found an android first, and was killed for his effort. Feeling Yamcha's ki snuffed out, the rest of the group quickly flew to the location, to find two strange looking androids. One had the appearance of Dr. Gero.
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Ranma studied Prince Vegeta and Mirai, as he had been dubbed, interestedly. The two were each wearing identical scowls as Cell announced his tournament. Krillan looked frightened, and Goku looked rather excited. His own father kept a neutral expression.
Rose turned the TV off, and went upstairs to check on Goku, who was finally recovering, and ChiChi.
Ranma looked at Gohan, who looked sick, and patted him on the shoulder. Gohan collected himself, and then sighed.
"So how're the Tendo's?" he asked trying to get his mind off the tournament.
Ranma shrugged, looking out the window, and thinking about his so-called girlfriends. He was constantly getting teased about them by Krillan and Yamcha.
"They're not out on the streets yet," he said, "Though I can't really say much."
Gohan nodded, knowing what Ranma was talking about. Eleven-year-old Nabiki had taken to finding out people's secrets and selling them in order to keep her family fed. She was not above blackmail to keep them fed. Thirteen year old Kasumi kept quiet about it, though she tried to get her father to get a job. Her efforts often failed. Akane's temper problem had not gotten better, but it had yet to get worse. Everyone had adapted to Ranma's curse, though he didn't transform often.
Ranma frowned, wondering if they would offer money at this tournament. 'The Tendo's could certainly use it,' he thought, standing up.
Goku came down the stairs, looking much better than he had in days. "He's holding a tournament?"
Krillan nodded, "He's also complete. He got both androids."
Goku frowned, "We need to get to Kami's lookout. We can train there."
Radditz got up, and nodded, the others following suit. "We have one week until the tournament."
At Kami's lookout, they divided into pairs, Gohan with Goku, Radditz with Ranma, Vegeta with Mirai, and Piccolo with Krillan. They all took their turns in the room of Space and Time, preparing themselves for the tournament. The night before the tournament, everyone returned home to spend time with their loved ones.
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*Omake* *OMAKE* *Omake*
Nabiki opened her door slightly, and then flung it wide open when she realized who was on the other side. She hugged Ranma, and then dragged her into the small bedroom.
Once inside the bedroom, Ranma found her clothes stripped off of her, Nabiki circling the now nude girl.
"Ehhh............ Nabiki?" Ranma asked, her face turning as red as her hair.
Nabiki rushed to her closet and pulled out a dress. "Put this on. You're going to model for me. I need some quick money."
Ranma boggled at the training bra and panties, and then at the dress. She was about to shriek out a no when Akane walked in the room. "YOU PERVERTS!" the eight, almost nine, year old shrieked, running out of the room.
Nabiki sweatdropped, and Ranma quickly got dressed, face turning a new shade of red.
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Poll Results for remaining Contestants
Ranma/Nabiki: 10
Ranma/Kim: 6
Ranma/Hermione: 6
Harry/Hermione: 12
Harry/Ginny: 12
Harry/Videl: 3
Gohan/Videl: 16
Gohan/Shampoo: 6
Gohan/Hikari: 3
It is ultimately my choice who gets paired with who. This is just a poll, though I am considering all votes equally. Akane was ultimately eliminated because a) I've read to many Ranma/Akane fics, b) Darkness Surrounds is correct that Akane tends to become a Mary Sue (especially the way I write -_-; I can't get it right) and c) I am currently having issues with Ranma being paired up with ANY martial artist, period. Sure he needs a strong woman, but there are many different types of strength.
Hilarious mistake from earlier: The red-headed girl nodded, going up to transform into a gi.
OMG I laughed so hard when I found that mistake. It's the all new Ranma, half boy, half clothing.
Author's Notes: I know, I know, I'm taking forever. There is one less story on my agenda though, as it needs some major revision and a direction. In any case, I think I'm going to have to change the category to Anime Crossovers and ditch on of the copies. Putting up the same chapter twice is a chore, and I'm a lazy bum. So just to warn you, that's probably what's going to happen. If I start spelling Raditz, Radditz, please ignore it. I can't help it. I know I've been only using one d when spelling his name.
I apologize ahead of time for skipping so many scenes in the DBZ storyline but I can't remember them all and I can't access the episodes currently. I also want to get to Hogwarts and Harry. Right now I'm just kind of going on. I also can't write fight scenes that well, so please don't expect much.
Please vote on couples. This is strictly an opinion poll.
Whom should I pair with whom? (I will only accept answers listed for the specific characters.)
Ranma: a) Nabiki b) Kim (OC) c) Hermione,
Harry: a) Hermione, b) Ginny, c) Videl
Gohan: a) Videl, b) Shampoo, c) Hikari (OC)
Also, another poll: Should I have Mirai Trunks come back when he's the same age as Ranma and Gohan? Yes/No
If yes, who should I pair him with: a) Akane, b) Shampoo, c) Erasa, d) other
Updated: 4/7/04
"/Chinese/"
Three Young Heroes Chapter 4
Ranma frowned, his impatience getting the better of him as they walked towards Frieza's ship. The eight year old watched his cousin out of the corner of his eye and frowned at Gohan's quiet gloom. He wished Vegeta would let them at least run. They weren't going to notice them if they ran.
Some large explosions were heard, and Vegeta softly cursed. They pushed forward at a run, keeping their ki as low as they could. An energy spike then alerted the Z senshi to the appearance of a warrior with a greater power than they. It was also easily distinguished from Frieza's.
Ranma stopped caring about orders and began to run. Raditz yelled at his son to stop, but Ranma didn't listen as he was more intent on the fight going on ahead of him. The rest of the senshi began to run also, nearly leaving Bulma behind.
Ranma arrived at the scene first, to see a super saiyan fighting against Frieza. He stood out in the open, watching in awe as he realized that it wasn't his uncle up there fighting Frieza.
Frieza saw the boy, and scowled, taking his eyes of the super saiyan momentarily.
He shouted something, and King Cold nodded, pressing a button. The ship moved, and opened to reveal a strange monster. That was when the super saiyan noticed the boy. He then noticed the monster, and rushed to stop it, realizing the monster's strength was greater than that of the boy.
Frieza stopped him, and Trunks watched helplessly as the kid got blasted into a mountain, the monster giving chase.
"Sorry boy, but the kid dies for his part in my fall on Planet Namek."
Trunks gave out a roar of fury, and the battle went on. Raditz and Vegeta were next to arrive, one looking for his son, the other staring openly as the Unknown Soldier destroyed Frieza. "He's a super saiyan," Vegeta muttered angrily.
Gohan and the rest arrived as King Cold was destroyed, staring openly.
The super saiyan powered down, and turned to his audience. "I know where one Son Goku will be landing. He will be here in around three hours. Will you come with me to greet him?"
"I'm going," Gohan said suddenly, and the rest agreed, albeit reluctantly.
Raditz looked around one more time and flew up to the soldier, "Where's my son?"
Trunks saw a slight resemblance to the boy and looked down, "I'm sorry."
Raditz floated backwards a bit, masking his emotions carefully.
"Ranma's gone?" Gohan asked softly, eyes wide and filled with unshed tears.
The soldier looked at Gohan piteously, and motioned for them to follow. They did so, each silently mourning the loss of their friend.
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Ranma was startled, when he was knocked into the mountain, and woozily berated himself as the monster picked him up and threw him again. He realized he was flying over a large body of water, and started to slow, righting himself, and dodging as the monster attacked him again. He was quickly pushed back, and soon, an unfamiliar land mass was visible.
Ranma frowned, as he tried to get a feel for his opponent's power. It clearly outmatched his own, but if he could get the ringing out of his ears, he was sure he could outsmart the damn thing.
They flew over a city, and then a great forest, stopping in a range of mountains. That was when Ranma figured out his plan. Unfortunately, even the best laid plans go wrong. Ranma managed to trick it, got a good ki blast in, which effectively killed the monster. Unfortunately, Ranma received a blow to the head, knocking him towards the springs. The monster fell to the opposite end of the valley, avoiding the springs completely as it died.
Ranma was suddenly aware of the pain becoming nearly unbearable as he surfaced the water and crawled up on the beach. Unknown to him, he was being watched by a pair of red-violet eyes.
Shampoo had by chance looked up to see the flying boy and the monster. She watched as they fought, and then as the boy fell into the spring. 'He'd make a good husband,' Shampoo thought, blushing. She then noticed what spring he had fallen into and gave a cat like grin, 'Even better.'
She emerged from the forest, and picked the boy turned girl up, admiring her bright red hair. 'Boy is he going to get a surprise,' Shampoo thought, high tailing it to her village.
Cologne frowned as her daughter entered the village with a girl on her shoulders.
"/Shampoo! What are you doing with that outsider female?!/"
"/ He's not female, male. He fell into the Spring of Drowned Girl! He is a strong fighter! He uses his ki to fly! I want him for my husband./"
The shouting had brought the attention of many of the villagers, who all shook their head, wondering at Cologne's choice in heirs.
Cologne frowned, "/If you speak the truth, then yes, we must have him in our tribe. However, I want proof./"
Shampoo nodded, following Cologne into her hut.
Cologne heated the water, as Shampoo tended to the injured girl. The girl began to waken, and moaned.
'Why do I feel so weak?' Ranma asked herself, trying to assess the damage. She opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling, which was replaced by a pair of excited purple eyes.
"/You are a strong fighter. That was amazing!/" Shampoo chattered excitedly.
"Huh? Wha-?"
"So you speak Japanese," said an old voice from the doorway.
Ranma turned her head to see a miniature old woman holding a pot of steaming water, and nodded, closing her eyes and groaning after a moment.
"Why do I feel so weak?"
"It is probably because of the curse you picked up young one," Cologne said, "Tell me, are you really a male?"
Ranma scowled, raising her voice, "Of COURSE I'm male............ Why is my voice so high?"
"You fell into the Spring of Drowned Young Girl, and taken the form of a young girl. The spring you fell into was cursed, all of them are. Whoever falls into the springs is cursed to take the form of whatever drowned there."
Ranma paled, and moved a pained arm to feel his crotch, and his back, to find two things missing that should have been there.
'My tail and my......... They're gone!'
Ranma began to shake as she realized she was a HUMAN female, not just female. That stated why she was so weak also.
Scalding hot water was suddenly poured over her, and she screamed, her voice suddenly becoming slightly deeper as she turned back into a he. Ranma felt everything that was missing return, though not much of his strength did. He fell unconscious, his concussion returning full force.
Cologne felt sorry for the boy, though it was in their culture to look down upon males. This boy, however, could very well become one of the village's greatest warriors should he marry her granddaughter. His ki was impressive, even if it was low because of his wounds.
Cologne smirked, "/Well great-granddaughter, it looks as though we found you the perfect husband, if we can get him to agree./"
Shampoo squealed, running out to get their healer.
Cologne studied the boy, 'What gives you so much power boy? Are you a threat to us?'
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Gohan ran up to his father, hugging him tightly, the events of the day wrecking havoc with his emotions.
Goku was pleasantly surprised by that, and completely confused to why everyone was there. "What's going on?"
He then noticed his brother sitting, head in hands. "Something wrong Radditz?"
"Daddy, Ranma's gone," Gohan said softly.
Goku looked confusedly at his son, "What are you talking about?"
The Unknown Soldier stood up, "Frieza sent some sort of monster that was more powerful than the boy after him. I lost track of his ki as the monster threw him into a mountain."
"But I can feel his ki right now," Goku said.
Raditz looked up at his brother surprised, trying to keep the hope from his face. Goku nodded, and then grinned, "This will be the perfect time to show you my new technique also."
Gohan stood back from his father, confused, and Goku placed two fingers upon his forehead. He then disappeared.
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Goku reappeared in a small hut, and saw Ranma on a bed, looking rather battered, and frowned. He then noticed the woman surrounding him. "Sorry, but Ranma's gotta go with me."
He then picked Ranma up, ignoring the protests of the women, and teleported out.
Shampoo howled in fury, "/He got away! I didn't get to issue my challenge!/"
Cologne knocked her heir on the back of the head, "/This gives us time to train you to show that you are the ultimate choice when we find him again./"
Shampoo stopped fussing and nodded, determination crossing her face.
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Goku reappeared in front of his friends, face worried, "Does anyone have any senzu beans?"
Raditz rushed forward and carefully took his son from Goku's arms. Krillan frowned as he felt his pouch and then grinned, "I've got one left."
He quickly pulled it out and handed it to Raditz, who forced it between his son's lips. Ranma swallowed, and then opened his eyes. "Huh?"
Relief was evident in Raditz's face as the eight year old sat up, looking around confusedly. All except Vegeta wore grins on their faces as they realized the kid was alright. Vegeta just snorted, keeping an eye on the violet haired newcomer.
Gohan then explained about the battle with Frieza and Goku turned to the violet haired young man. "I suppose thanks are in order then."
The newcomer shook his head, "I need to speak with you alone."
Goku frowned but nodded.
While Goku and the other guy talked, Raditz tried to find out what had happened with Ranma's battle.
Ranma frowned, rubbing his head, wondering if all of it was a bad dream after blacking out. Raditz seemed to realize something was wrong and pushed for an explanation. Ranma scowled, beginning his story.
Vegeta listened in, while Piccolo listened with only half an ear.
Ranma finally got to the part about the spring, and Bulma, Yamcha, Gohan, and Krillan had begun listening to the story.
Vegeta snorted after the story, "That's not possible brat, you must have been dreaming."
Raditz nodded, frowning at his son's delusions. A freak rain storm than passed over them. Thoroughly soaking everyone, and one he, became a she.
Ranma scowled as she felt the loss of certain things. "This isn't fair!" she shrieked, her emotions getting the better of her.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, exception of the Unknown Warrior, for he had disappeared. Goku frowned, "Where did Ranma go?"
Radditz just stared at his son turned daughter, and then realized that his 'daughter' wasn't even saiyan.
"This sucks, why do I have to turn into a human female?!" Ranma shrieked again.
Vegeta covered his ears, "Shut up brat!"
Realization then passed over Goku's face, "That's-?"
Gohan just nodded, still staring wide-eyed.
Goku then shrugged, "Why don't we gather the dragonballs and wish for him to return to normal?"
"Genius!" Ranma shouted, looking to Bulma who had already pulled out the dragon radar.
'His mother is so not going to be happy,' Radditz thought, grabbing the radar. He then turned to his brother, "What did the boy want to talk to you about?"
Goku frowned a moment, trying to think, and Piccolo sighed. "It's a good thing I was listening in," the namekian said, "The kid's from a future that no one wants to see happen. In three years, Goku dies of a heart disease, leaving us to the mercy of a pair of androids. We have three years to prepare for this."
Bulma blinked, "Why don't we just use the dragonballs to wish that it won't happen?"
Ranma scowled, knowing she would put that top priority. Goku pouted, "But I want to fight them. If they're so strong, they'd make a great challenge for me."
Bulma groaned as the other adult saiyans agreed. Radditz then looked at the radar in his hand. "C'mon Ranma, let's go find the dragonballs."
Ranma-chan nodded eagerly, and made to take off, then frowned when nothing happened. "Dammit," she muttered, "Can't fly like this."
Gohan looked startled, "Does it really drain your ki that much?"
Ranma nodded miserably. Gohan frowned, "But I thought there was little difference between saiyans and humans."
Krillan sighed, "We aren't born as strong as you. That might be the key right there."
Bulma nodded, "With the slight genetic difference, it is possible that humans have to work harder to get their strength. Thus, your now fully human body is incapable of handling that much energy at the moment, making your body compensate by lowering the amount of energy you have."
Ranma scowled, "I'm glad we're getting rid of this curse then."
Bulma scowled at him, "What, pray tell, is wrong with being a human female?"
"Everything when you weren't born that way," Ranma groused, her eight year old face pouting as Gohan picked her up.
Bulma sighed, knowing she would lose this battle, and the three took off. Goku then left to see ChiChi, wishing Bulma a good pregnancy.
"Are you pregnant Bulma?" Krillan asked. Bulma shook her head. "There's no possible way for me to be so."
Yamcha agreed sullenly.
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It only took a few hours for them to gather the dragonballs and make Ranma male. Gohan placed them in a circle, and summoned Shenlong. "What is your wish?" the dragon roared.
Ranma stood up, "I wish to get rid of my Jusenkyo curse!"
The dragon stared at the boy a moment and then denied the request, "That wish was granted before. I will not grant the same wish twice."
Ranma scowled, and suddenly, a spray of water came out of nowhere, making him female. "Then I wish I could get rid of the part of the curse that attracts cold water to me," she screamed impulsively before clapping her hands over her mouth, realizing she had made a mistake.
The dragon's eyes glowed red, "Wish granted."
Gohan sweatdropped, "Are you sure that was wise?"
Ranma-chan groaned and cursed, "That wasn't what I wanted."
Radditz snorted, "Why didn't you wish to be a saiyan female when you transformed?"
"It was impulsive, I'm sorry. That was what I was going to but the water and what not........." Ranma sighed forlornly, things not going his way at all.
Gohan patted his cousin on the back gently, and Radditz picked his 'daughter' up. "Let's go home. Your mother is not going to be happy."
Ranma-chan frowned and nodded, not liking the fact she had to be carried. "I so have to train this form to be stronger," she muttered.
"Why? I thought you didn't like it," her father said.
She scowled, "I don't like being weak either. If I'm stuck with it, then I'm going to be a strong human female."
Radditz smirked, she was still his child, human and female or no.
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Ranma's mother, contrary to what Radditz believed, didn't seem to mind the curse. Rose gave a cat like grin, "Now I've a son and a daughter!"
Ranma groaned, and scowled, "I am so not wearing dresses or anything."
Rose frowned, "You'll have to learn what it means to be a woman and a man Ranma, there's no getting around it. You probably ought to train your female form though, as it's vulnerable."
"I was gonna do that anyways," Ranma groused.
"Then I don't have a problem," Rose said with a smile, "ChiChi, Goku, Gohan and the Tendos are coming over for dinner tonight."
Ranma-chan frowned and plopped on the couch, wrinkling his nose. "Just great, I gotta alert them to the problem also."
Radditz sighed, not knowing what to say to his distressed offspring.
Rose frowned, "It's better to get it out in the open. You're going to have it whether you like it or not. On the bright side, you all but eliminated random splashes. You shouldn't transform in front of others as much."
Ranma-chan just nodded, head bowed low. Radditz scowled, "Might as well get some practice in."
The red-headed girl nodded, going up to change into a gi.
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Harry frowned at his aunt and uncle, trying to understand why he couldn't stay with Rose and Ranma. Sure Rose's husband was some sort of super strong alien. That didn't matter. He was sure he would survive.
Dudley came and tackled Harry, pulling him out the door to play his favorite game, Punching Bag.
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Gohan saw the Tendo family ahead of them, and frowned. 'What is Aunt Rose thinking, inviting them? They are so going to be grossed out by dad.'
ChiChi also saw them and began to warn her husband about eating too much, too quickly. "You need to be neat Goku, or you won't be getting breakfast in the morning."
Goku frowned, "Awww, c'mon Chi, I just got back."
Gohan hid a grin before walking up to greet the Tendo patriarch and the girls.
Ranma opened the door, male, and smiling. Nabiki and Akane both rushed up to hug him, giggling. Kasumi walked up and then gave him the same. Soun looked ready to cry. Gohan then raised an eyebrow at Ranma, who scowled slightly, and shook his head.
"Please come in," Ranma said politely, moving from the door.
Radditz sat in the living room, surprisingly dressed in a pair of jeans and nice shirt. Ranma sat next to his father and soon the rest of the furniture was occupied. Rose then walked in a glass of cold water and a small bowl of hot water in hand.
Ranma scowled, "Do I gotta?"
Rose glared at him, as did ChiChi. "You're grammar needs work. Are you sure you don't want him home schooled with Gohan?"
Rose sighed, "That's sounding like a better idea all the time. Ranma was blindsided by an enemy at the earlier fight and they ended up over China. Ranma killed the beast but was knocked into a spring in Jusenkyo, the valley of cursed springs."
"What fight?" Soun asked, confused.
Nabiki sighed exasperatedly, "Daddy I told you. You know their heritage also."
Soun rubbed the back of his head embarrassedly, and then nodded to Rose. "You say Jusenkyo? The dreaded master mentioned them once."
Rose nodded, and Ranma continued, pouring the glass of cold water over his head. "I fell in the Spring of Drowned Girl. When hit by cold water, I become a human female," she said forlornly.
Akane stared wide-eyed at her friend. She and Nabiki then walked up and stared at Ranma's red hair and began to poke him. Kasumi frowned at them. "Girls, that's not very nice."
Ranma smiled gratefully at Kasumi. She just nodded with a serene smile, and Ranma returned to his explanation, "Hot water changes me back."
With that she poured the hot water over her head, not spilling a drop on the sofa. Nabiki, who had sat down next to her best friend, tugged on his ponytail. "So you're a transvestite?"
Ranma wrinkled his nose, and Rose laughed, "More an aqua-transsexual. He won't be able to go swimming in guys' swim trunks unless it's a warm pool."
Ranma scowled, but nodded, and Goku frowned, "Didn't you-?"
"I told you about the problem dad," Gohan said exasperatedly, cutting his father off.
ChiChi nodded, "Yes, didn't you listen?"
Goku frowned a moment and scratched his head before nodding.
Rose then grinned, "Well, dinner's on. Let's eat."
Goku, remembering his wife's threat, ate as human like as he possibly could. Radditz was also under threat of no food if he did not behave. Gohan and Ranma were also careful, knowing the Tendo's still weren't used to their eating habits.
Nabiki and Akane kept firing questions off about Ranma's fight, Ranma's tail swishing as he recounted it.
The adults were having another conversation about what was to come. Radditz and Goku were trying to convince their wives to let their sons fight. "C'mon, we're going to need them."
"Yes," Soun said, "The boys are very strong. If they don't fight directly, then they should at least train with the adults so that if they fail, then the earth has someone who can protect it. They would just have to train until they're sure they can defeat these androids."
ChiChi and Rose scowled, "Whose side are you on?"
Soun eeped and fell silent. The women frowned as he had made a valid point however. Radditz and Goku waited with baited breath, and both women finally gave in. "Alright, but we don't want them in the actual fighting unless necessary," ChiChi said.
Rose nodded, "I don't want another repeat of what just happened."
"And they are to spend more time studying than training after this," ChiChi added, finally accepting that her son would never be able to give up martial arts fully.
Goku gave a bright grin and sealed the deal with his wife. Radditz noticed the stubborn look on Rose's face, and gave in also. He knew he could try swaying her on the second condition later.
Moments later, Akane splashed Ranma. "Now we can train together!" she cheered, now realizing Ranma wouldn't have to pull his, now her, punches anymore.
Ranma grumbled and Soun seemed to jump for joy, "That's a great idea!"
Inside, he was hoping that Ranma would fall for his baby girl so that she would be taken care of. Nabiki frowned, and then gave a look at Ranma, "Train me too!"
Soun's eyes grew wide, and he grew proud at his daughter's interest.
Radditz groaned, and Ranma frowned at his best friend. "You never showed interest before."
"So I'm interested now," the eight year old said, "I can change my mind."
"No you're not," Ranma-chan said triumphantly after a moment, "You're jealous!"
Nabiki turned her nose up in the air as Akane stared wide eyed at her sister. "You don't have to be jealous, 'nee-chan."
Nabiki gave her younger sibling a mock glare, and pouted. Gohan paused, chewing a bit, wondering what the girl could be jealous of. Ranma looked just as clueless. Rose got the idea though, "Why don't you study with Ranma and Gohan instead, Nabiki dear."
Nabiki thought the idea over, and nodded, agreeing to it. Rose smiled, "Great! I'll have a schedule out for Ranma's time."
Ranma groaned, 'Mom's really into controlling things isn't she.'
Rose heard the groan, and then thought over what she said. "Alright, Ranma will be helping me with the schedule. You will however begin home study with Gohan and training your female form with Akane. You will also be training with your father at points. Your schedule is right busy, I'm just trying to help you stay with your friends."
Ranma nodded, not saying anything. Radditz sweatdropped at his wife, and wondered how he was going to pull this off.
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After everyone had left, Rose showed Ranma the times for his homeschooling, and sat down to start a schedule of sorts for him. Ranma looked at his father who was keeping all emotion from his face. After Rose had left the room, Radditz frowned at the schedule. "Sorry, it was the only way to get her to allow you to fight with us."
Ranma just shrugged. "S'ok dad. I know you tried."
Radditz just nodded, and picked up the weekly schedule, and smiled when he realized most of Ranma's time was spent with him.
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Two years passed, with Ranma sticking to the schedule like glue. Training with Akane was actually going well. The girl had a bit of a temper problem, but that was pretty miniscule, and wasn't anything Ranma couldn't handle. After all, they had been friends for close to four years now.
Studying with Nabiki was actually pretty interesting for Ranma. Nabiki had a way with numbers and made quite a few of the subjects interesting. Gohan and Kasumi sometimes studied with them, but not always.
They had gone to visit Harry for a month, taking Akane and Nabiki with them. Harry learned of Ranma's problem, but didn't tell anyone about it, respecting Ranma's request for silence. That month was a vacation for Harry, though he didn't know why Radditz insisted on sparring most of the time with Ranma.
Ranma-chan frowned as she walked through Nerima towards the Tendos. She really didn't want to train with Akane that day. She had recently made it to super saiyan, as had Gohan, and she wanted to train that form. Her female form was already almost to the point where it could fly without too much trouble.
She knocked on the door, to be greeted by Kasumi. The oldest Tendo sister seemed happy to see Ranma-chan. "Akane is grounded today. She won't be able to spar with you. I'm sure Nabiki would like to see you though."
Ranma-chan grinned, and bounded up the stairs, ignoring the slight bounce of her chest. 'Something to ask mom about when I get home,' she thought, knocking on Nabiki's door.
Nabiki opened her door slightly, and then flung it wide open when she realized who was on the other side. She hugged Ranma, and then dragged her into the small bedroom.
Ranma-chan saw the house ledgers and a calculator on Nabiki's desk, as well as a few bank statements.
Nabiki followed her best friend's gaze, and sniffed, "We haven't got enough."
Ranma-chan's eyes widened, "Why won't your dad take students?"
"He's still upset over momma's death," Nabiki said softly, "But with all the extra practice things Akane needs, we don't have enough."
Ranma frowned, "You can't give up. There's gotta be something you can do."
Nabiki shrugged helplessly, and Ranma saw the depth of the hardship placed on his best friend. Ranma sat on the bed, pulling Nabiki onto her lap and hugging the girl, and Nabiki began to cry. After half an hour, both ten year olds were asleep on the bed, Nabiki from her frustration, Ranma from thinking too hard on how to help.
Kasumi saw them and called Rose, who sounded delighted over the phone. Twelve year old Kasumi blushed as she hung up the phone, "They aren't old enough for that!"
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The last six months before the androids showed passed quickly, and they gathered at the island where they were supposed to show. Ranma frowned as nothing appeared to show and looked over to where Bulma was playing with her child, Trunks.
'Still can't believe that that's Vegeta's child,' Ranma thought, smiling at the little bundle.
He then looked towards his uncle, who appeared a little pale. He walked over to Gohan, "Does he need to take his medicine? He looks pale."
Gohan studied his father, and then walked over to talk to him softly. Radditz watched, schooling his features so he didn't appear worried. "The baka shouldn't be here if he's sick," Radditz muttered, turning to look at the rest of the group.
"You should get out of here," Radditz said to Bulma, who frowned at him.
"I am going to see these androids," she said primly, picking up Trunks.
Piccolo snorted, "We need to split up, something's not right."
Radditz nodded, and flew off to begin searching the islands. The rest followed suit.
It was Yamcha that found an android first, and was killed for his effort. Feeling Yamcha's ki snuffed out, the rest of the group quickly flew to the location, to find two strange looking androids. One had the appearance of Dr. Gero.
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Ranma studied Prince Vegeta and Mirai, as he had been dubbed, interestedly. The two were each wearing identical scowls as Cell announced his tournament. Krillan looked frightened, and Goku looked rather excited. His own father kept a neutral expression.
Rose turned the TV off, and went upstairs to check on Goku, who was finally recovering, and ChiChi.
Ranma looked at Gohan, who looked sick, and patted him on the shoulder. Gohan collected himself, and then sighed.
"So how're the Tendo's?" he asked trying to get his mind off the tournament.
Ranma shrugged, looking out the window, and thinking about his so-called girlfriends. He was constantly getting teased about them by Krillan and Yamcha.
"They're not out on the streets yet," he said, "Though I can't really say much."
Gohan nodded, knowing what Ranma was talking about. Eleven-year-old Nabiki had taken to finding out people's secrets and selling them in order to keep her family fed. She was not above blackmail to keep them fed. Thirteen year old Kasumi kept quiet about it, though she tried to get her father to get a job. Her efforts often failed. Akane's temper problem had not gotten better, but it had yet to get worse. Everyone had adapted to Ranma's curse, though he didn't transform often.
Ranma frowned, wondering if they would offer money at this tournament. 'The Tendo's could certainly use it,' he thought, standing up.
Goku came down the stairs, looking much better than he had in days. "He's holding a tournament?"
Krillan nodded, "He's also complete. He got both androids."
Goku frowned, "We need to get to Kami's lookout. We can train there."
Radditz got up, and nodded, the others following suit. "We have one week until the tournament."
At Kami's lookout, they divided into pairs, Gohan with Goku, Radditz with Ranma, Vegeta with Mirai, and Piccolo with Krillan. They all took their turns in the room of Space and Time, preparing themselves for the tournament. The night before the tournament, everyone returned home to spend time with their loved ones.
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*Omake* *OMAKE* *Omake*
Nabiki opened her door slightly, and then flung it wide open when she realized who was on the other side. She hugged Ranma, and then dragged her into the small bedroom.
Once inside the bedroom, Ranma found her clothes stripped off of her, Nabiki circling the now nude girl.
"Ehhh............ Nabiki?" Ranma asked, her face turning as red as her hair.
Nabiki rushed to her closet and pulled out a dress. "Put this on. You're going to model for me. I need some quick money."
Ranma boggled at the training bra and panties, and then at the dress. She was about to shriek out a no when Akane walked in the room. "YOU PERVERTS!" the eight, almost nine, year old shrieked, running out of the room.
Nabiki sweatdropped, and Ranma quickly got dressed, face turning a new shade of red.
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Poll Results for remaining Contestants
Ranma/Nabiki: 10
Ranma/Kim: 6
Ranma/Hermione: 6
Harry/Hermione: 12
Harry/Ginny: 12
Harry/Videl: 3
Gohan/Videl: 16
Gohan/Shampoo: 6
Gohan/Hikari: 3
It is ultimately my choice who gets paired with who. This is just a poll, though I am considering all votes equally. Akane was ultimately eliminated because a) I've read to many Ranma/Akane fics, b) Darkness Surrounds is correct that Akane tends to become a Mary Sue (especially the way I write -_-; I can't get it right) and c) I am currently having issues with Ranma being paired up with ANY martial artist, period. Sure he needs a strong woman, but there are many different types of strength.
Hilarious mistake from earlier: The red-headed girl nodded, going up to transform into a gi.
OMG I laughed so hard when I found that mistake. It's the all new Ranma, half boy, half clothing.