Disclaimer: Ranma ½ belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Video and Winx Club belongs to Iginio Straffi and Rai S.p.A (NOT 4Kids!!)

Note: this follows the Rai version of Winx as the 4Kids version butchered it too much, like with every anime it dubs.

Chapter 3: Alfea, Here's Ranma!

Ranma and Nodoka suddenly appeared in a lush green forest in the Magix Realm.

"We've arrived, Ranma." Said Nodoka. "It's been a long time since I've been here, and it's still as beautiful as I remembered it."

Ranma couldn't help but agree. Such a peaceful setting he'd never find back in Nerima. Nothing but natural scenery, free of industrialization. It's an environmental miracle.

Ranma turns as he sees Nodoka revert back to her human self, clad in her kimono and her hair in a bun again.

"There is where we're going." Said Nodoka as she pointed off towards a building structure.

The pig-tailed youth looks ahead and could make out what looked like a combination of a castle and a college campus with a huge lake out in front. The buildings and surrounding walls were pink with blue rooftops.

"What is that?" asked Ranma.

"That is the school I used to attend." replied Nodoka as she led her son towards the college of faeries.

After a bit of time, Ranma and Nodoka arrived at the gates of Alfea. The gate doors looked like blue transparent flower petals made of glass. The petals suddenly lowered, allowing them entry.

"Ranma, welcome to Alfea, College for Faeries!" said Nodoka as she and Ranma walked into the commons square.

Ranma marveled at the setup of the place. The commons square was a huge field of green grass, save for the crisscrossing roads and walkways leading from the gates to the doors of the main buildings. Near the front of the staircase to the back building was a circular platform with four sections of hedge bushes, benches, and a well in the center. Compared to this place, Furinken High was a dump. The area was also populated with numerous girls either hanging out, walking about, or doing outdoor classes. Ranma couldn't help but blush at how scantily clad all the girls are. Almost all of them were either baring their shoulders, their midriffs, their legs, or combinations of two or even all three. It didn't help matters that the girls that he and Nodoka passed by gave him looks and giggled about how cute he looks as well as wondering if he's free. Ranma urged Nodoka to hurry and get them inside.

Faragonda's office…

Faragonda sat at her desk going through the latest student entries. It has been a week since she went back in time to infuse the souls of the lost Specialists into her former student's unborn child. It was hard to explain to their families and loved ones about their fates at Valtor's hands. Although Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla were there for Faragonda's plan and knew that it was only a matter of time until it bore fruit, they still felt the anguish of losing their boyfriends. Because of this, they couldn't concentrate on their classes and had to be put on academic leave.

'It has been quite some time since that day. Those poor girls, but I can't keep them on academic leave forever. If I'm correct, Nodoka's child should be about ready.'

It was then that Ms. Griselda entered the office.

"Mistress Faragonda? The Alumni Ms. Nodoka Saotome is here to see you."

Faragonda immediately looks up. "Really? Send her in!"

Griselda nods and opens the door for Nodoka and Ranma.

"The headmistress will see you now." said Griselda.

"Thank you, Griselda-san." said Nodoka as she bowed to her. She coaxed Ranma to do the same. Griselda then leaves the room.

The two Saotomes stopped before Faragonda's desk before she urged them to take a seat.

"It's been nearly seventeen years, Faragonda-san." said Nodoka.

"Yes, but a week or so for me, Nodoka." said Faragonda. She then looked towards Ranma. "So, is this…?"

"That's right. This is my son, Ranma." Said Nodoka, gesturing to him.

Faragonda looked at Ranma and studied his features. He was a young man at about 5'10" who was very well-muscled, not like a body-builder but like a gymnast as he was lean-bodied, showing that Ranma possesses raw power coupled with grace and precision. He wore loose dark blue kung fu pants, black kung fu shoes, and a red silk Chinese shirt with the sleeves folded up and the waist tied by a black sash. His black hair seemed a bit wild looking and was tied in a pigtail in the back which seemed to stick up. His eyes were a unique shade of blue-gray. From what Faragonda could tell, Ranma was quite a fine catch any girl would be lucky to have, but she also sensed some other things in him. She could tell that Ranma was a guy who had been put through many trials and tribulations in his life. He had sustained physical and mental abuse that would've made anyone else go crazy. Faragonda had also sensed that Ranma had suffered an intense childhood trauma as well as possessing some condition that seemed otherworldly.

"Greetings, Ranma. I am Faragonda, headmistress of Alfea." Said Faragonda. "What do you think of our school?"

"I think it looks very nice." said Ranma. "So all of you here are really faeries?"

"Without a doubt, Ranma." replied Faragonda. "We train faeries around the realms here to harness their powers to use for the good of their worlds."

Ranma cocks his head in thought. "Weird… I just got here, but I feel like I've already known about this place…"

"Oh? You're familiar with our school?" asked Faragonda.

Ranma pauses for a moment. He looks about his surroundings and noticed that…

"Wait! I've seen this place before in my dreams!"

Nodoka and Faragonda looked at each other and nodded.

"It would seem the six souls in you have awakened their memories to you, Ranma." Said Faragonda.

Ranma turned to look at the older woman. "Huh? You mean you…?"

"Ranma, Faragonda-san was the one who infused those souls into your body." Nodoka confirmed. "Apparently, their memories of Alfea are now open to you."

"Tell me, Ranma, can you recall the names of those souls? I'm sure you've heard them in your dreams, right?" asked Faragonda.

Ranma thought back to his dreams and recalled the people that he was playing as in them. "Well, a redhead called me Sky, a blonde called me Brandon, a tanned girl called me Helia, a brunette called me Riven, a violet-hair called me Timmy, and a dark girl called me Nabu."

"Oh my, the souls really have awakened." said Faragonda. "They've merged with your being, Ranma."

"Hold on a minute! Does that mean I'm gonna be controlled!?" asked Ranma fearfully.

"No Ranma. You simply have access to each of their memories and experiences." Replied Faragonda. "You've also got access to their abilities as well, if I'm not mistaken. These may awaken to you as time passes or when you come across something that may seem familiar to you."

Ranma sighs in relief. He didn't need to worry about being possessed anytime soon. It still unnerved him that he's actually housing the spirits of six dead guys. Still, there was one thing that concerned him.

"Excuse me, Faragonda-san…" Ranma started. "I was wondering if there's a little problem you could possibly help me on. In fact, maybe I'd better show you. Do you have a glass of water?"

Faragonda was initially shocked at witnessing Ranma's Jusenkyo curse activating for the first time. After splashing himself, Ranma turned from a handsome young man into a short beautiful and busty red-haired girl. All due to the idiocy of his panda father who didn't even bother to check the dangers of a foreign place.

"I have to admit, this is quite fascinating." Said Faragonda.

"Yeah right…" muttered Ranma-chan. "So is there anything you can do about this curse?"

Faragonda gave Ranma a thoughtful look, then produces a white orb of light, which then speeds off and orbits Ranma-chan as if it was scanning her. Finally, the orb stopped above her head and pops into sparkles. Faragonda gets up from her desk and stops before Ranma-chan.

"Tell me, Ranma dear, how long have you had this curse of yours?" asked Faragonda.

"Nearly a year, why?" replied Ranma-chan, though she had a bad feeling as to what her answer might be.

"I thought as much." Said Faragonda as she walked past her and stopped before her office door. "Ranma, you've had this curse for a long time now. Even more, you've contracted it from a source foreign to Magix. It has already caused your body's molecular make-up to be unstable."

"You mean… you can't get rid of this curse…?" Ranma-chan asked fearfully.

Faragonda turned to face her again. "Ranma, I won't lie to you. Trying to use magic to expel a magical curse of a foreign source will most likely do more harm than good, especially since you've had it for so long. We could possibly accidentally fuse both of your forms together." Ranma-chan cringes at this statement. "The worst case scenario would be that you'd simply die." The pigtailed girl became dejected at this news. "However, that doesn't mean there isn't something we can do about it. We may not be able to get rid of your curse fully, but we can at least help you control it."

Ranma-chan looks up at this. "Huh? Control it? What do you mean?"

"I mean that we can at least get rid of the water trigger that activates your curse." replied Faragonda. "You can be able to control the changes with your mind."

"You mean like shape-shifting? I can actually do that?" asked Ranma-chan.

"That is correct. One of my faculty members specializes in that area." replied Faragonda as she thought of a certain energetic leprechaun professor. "From what I understand, you are a half faerie, so you have the potential to use magic. We can help you with that, if you choose to learn here."

"Huh? But this is a girls' school…" said Ranma-chan.

"But you're currently a girl, Ranma." Nodoka pointed out.

"Oh…. Right…" said Ranma-chan. "Er, Mom, could you?"

Nodoka understood Ranma-chan's request and produces another glass of water, which she heats up with her powers. Once it was warm, she splashed it on Ranma-chan, reverting her back to male form. She then engulfs Ranma in light which dries him off.

"Thanks, Mom."

"So what will it be, Ranma? Will you take Faragonda-san's offer?" asked Nodoka.

Ranma thought about it. Again, he had some pretty bad experiences when it came to magic. There's also the fact that he'd be attending a school for GIRLS, even though he himself was a girl half the time. Still, was it any better than where he was before back in Nerima? Plus, the fact that he'll be able to control his curse to a degree was definitely a plus.

"Well, what've I got to lose? When can I start?" said Ranma. "However, I'm a martial artist first, and a magic-user second."

Faragonda smiled. "I suppose we can work with that. Welcome aboard, Ranma."

"On that note, Faragonda-san, I'd like to take up your offer and work here as a teacher." Nodoka added.

"It's good to have you both here." said Faragonda. "Oh Griselda?"

The Faerie Head of Discipline enters the office. "Yes, Mistress Faragonda?"

"Call the Winx down here right away." Said Faragonda.

"As you wish, Headmistress." Said Griselda as she turned and left the room.

The Winx Dorm…

Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla were hanging around the commons area of the dorm feeling depressed. Their Pixies were currently out on an errand to Pixie Village.

"It just doesn't feel the same…" said Bloom. Her pet rabbit, Kiko, looks at her with worry.

"I know what you mean, knowing that the boys aren't around…" said Stella.

"It was nice of Ms. Faragonda to put us all up on leave." said Flora, who was reading her botany book.

"Yeah, considering what's happened, we'd never be able to concentrate on school." said Musa.

"But we can't be on it forever, we have to eventually get back to classes." said Tecna.

"I don't want to lose hope, girls. Ms. Faragonda said her plan is coming close to fruition." said Bloom. "I believe in her, and in the boys."

"Yeah, it'll take a lot more than that to keep them down, and once they come back, we'll take Valtor down for good!" said Layla as she punched her palm.

"Valtor…." Bloom said slowly. "I swear we'll make him pay dearly for this…"

All the other girls were of the same mind as they started thinking dark thoughts of the insane power-hungry wizard who had caused them much grief. Before they could continue with thinking of more ways to kill Valtor, there was a knock on their door.

"Girls? Headmistress Faragonda would like to see you all immediately." Griselda's voice called from the other side of the door.

"Uh, coming, Ms. Griselda!" called Stella. She and the others quickly opened the door to see Griselda. "What's going on?"

"Just follow me." Said Griselda as she motioned for them to follow, with Kiko taking the rear.

Faragonda's office…

"It's a new kind of magic practice where one focuses inner life energies via emotional mediums. Only a few humans are able to master this…" explained Nodoka to Faragonda about what course to teach.

"I've brought them, Headmistress." called Griselda who had entered the office, followed by six girls and a rabbit.

"Thank you, Griselda." Said Faragonda.

Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla entered to see a middle-aged woman in a kimono and a young pig-tailed man in Chinese kung fu attire. Ranma and Nodoka turned to look at the newcomers. The former felt a little shock as well as a sense of familiarity. He took a moment to study each one.

The dark-skinned one had long, wavy dark brown hair reaching to her waist and greenish blue eyes. She was clad in a small, soft purple tank top with a blue spiral wave logo on it and an olive-colored studded cargo short skirt. She wore hiking boots with pink leg-warmers. From the look of it, Ranma could tell that she kept herself in shape.

Ranma turns and looks at the violet-haired girl with the pale skin-tone. Her hair was cut in a boyish style with the front bangs hanging over the right side of her face. Her teal eyes showed that she's very technologically minded to a degree that Ranma can't comprehend. She wore a purple and lime green midriff vest top, purple flared fitted cropped pants, and purple hi-tops.

Moving on, Ranma looked at the girl who looked Asian in appearance. She had deep blue eyes, a pale skin-tone, and blackish blue hair done up in long side pigtails. Her outfit consisted of a red midriff one shoulder top with a purple armband on her left arm, blue baggy jeans with the pant legs slightly folded, and red sneakers. She seemed to give out vibes of loneliness despite being around friends.

Next, Ranma looks at the tan-skinned girl. She had long, caramel brown hair reaching to her waist and emerald green eyes. She was clad in a light-green off-the-shoulder midriff top and a short fuchsia skirt with strawberry prints on it. Gold hoop-shaped earrings adorned her ears as well as gold bangle bracelets on her wrists. Her feet were in a pair of fuchsia colored wedge sandals with a flower band wrapped around each ankle. Ranma couldn't explain it, but the girl emitted an aura of kindness and sincerity that was on par, if not more so, as Kasumi Tendo.

Ranma then looks at the blonde girl and couldn't help but blush. She had a medium skin tone, hazel eyes, and long hair reaching her waist like an overflowing blanket of gold. It was held up by a light lavender hair band. She wore a small green halter midriff top that resembles a bikini bra which ties at the front and a short orange miniskirt with a gold chain belt lined with small circles. On her feet were green wedge sandals with the straps designed as orange flowers. Ranma felt a nosebleed coming on from the girl's skimpy attire. He moved on before he started staring at her too long.

Finally, Ranma laid his eyes on the redhead. She had a medium skin tone with blue eyes and long hair also reaching her waist. Her outfit consisted of a short blue and yellow midriff-baring shirt, blue jeans with flaring pant legs with star prints, and yellow wedge sandals. In her arms, she held a light-blue furred rabbit. Despite her gentle appearance, Ranma could tell that the redheaded girl was housing a dangerously powerful energy source within herself. He had no idea how right he was. (1)

'They're the girls from my dreams! I can't believe I'm actually seeing them right in front of me!'

As Ranma was taking in to the girls, they were wondering about him as well. They also couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity about him. They've never met him before, right?

"What's going on, Ms. Faragonda?" asked Bloom.

Faragonda gets up and gestures to Ranma. "Girls, I'd like you to meet Ranma Saotome. Ranma, these are-"

"Hold on a second!" Ranma said, cutting her off. "I think I know them!" He looks at each girl and calls out her respective name. "Bloom…. Stella… Flora… Musa…. Tecna…. Layla…. right?"

Bloom and the others were shocked that the pigtailed boy knew them. "Uh, yes, that's right. Have we met before?"

'Literally in my dreams,' Ranma thought.

"Tell me something, girls. Does the name Sky ring any bells? What about Brandon? Helia? Riven? Timmy? Or maybe Nabu?" asked Ranma.

The Winx girls were again shocked that Ranma knew about the lost Specialists.

"Oh my! How do you know about them?" asked Flora.

"Girls, the results of my plan, and it worked." Said Faragonda. "Ranma here is the reincarnation of the boys lost at the battle against Valtor."

"What!? Are you serious!?" asked Stella.

"Correct. Nodoka here volunteered to have her unborn son become the vessel of all six souls." Replied Faragonda as she gestured to the kimono-clad woman. "Their combined souls created Ranma." (2)

It took a while for Faragonda's words to sink in. As the girls look at Ranma, they could almost feel each soul calling out to her. It is said that a person's eyes is like a window to a person's soul, and when they looked into the blue-gray depths of his eyes, a head shot of each Specialist appeared, startling them. The souls of the Specialists were literally a part of Ranma. If Faragonda says that he houses their souls, then it must be true.

Bloom and the others were on the verge of tears from this revelation.

"N-no way…" said Musa.

"It's not possible…. But here he is…" said Tecna.

Ranma felt a little nervous seeing the girls all teary-eyed. "Hey…. Are you all right?"

They didn't answer as Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla approached Ranma and embraced him from all sides, which threatened to squeeze all the air out of him (it would've done the Amazons proud). He was also feeling embarrassed to be hugged by six attractive girls all at once.

Off to the side, Faragonda, Nodoka, and Griselda smiled at the young ones.

'My son is so manly!' thought Nodoka.

To be continued…

Preview…

Bloom: Hi! I'm Bloom. Today, we're getting a new student at Alfea.

Ranma: And it's actually me.

Stella: Huh? But you're a boy! Whoa! What happened!?

Ranma-chan: It's a long story, but at least it helps me get in.

Bloom: While our newest classmate adjusts, Valtor is still at large and pays a visit to Light Rock Monastery.

Stella: Isn't that where the Trix are currently being held? Is he going to break them out again? He looked a bit mad at them the last time. He ought to rethink his lackey standards!

Bloom: Next time, on Ranma Club, 'Settling in! Ranma the Faerie!'

Ranma: Huh? This is a Pixie? Why's it lookin' at me like that?

Author's notes:

(1) I decided to put the Winx girls back in their 1st and 2nd season attires

(2) Each soul of the Specialists represents a trait in Ranma.

Sky: his kindness and determination. Ranma struggles to do the right thing and his determination is his natural emotion as opposed to Ryoga's depression, which allowed him to master the Moko Takabisha. Another thing Ranma and Sky share in common is that they both had arranged marriages that they didn't want.

Brandon: his charm/charisma. This works against Ranma's will, as it caused him nothing but grief back in Japan, with his unwanted fiancees which in turn had gotten him many enemies who wanted to woo said fiancees. Ranma has an unusual effect on those around him.

Helia: his beauty and calmness. Ranma would be considered beautiful in either of his forms. He also has an insane amount of tolerance that kept him calm and prevent from going crazy because of his life. His calmness was also needed when performing the Hiryu Shoten Ha technique.

Riven: his attitude. Ranma can be quite arrogant, a bit of a chauvinist, and suffers chronic foot-in-mouth disease (mostly thanks to Genma), which instigates most of his problems. He also strives to be the best martial artist.

Timmy: his intelligence. Ranma's considered a genius when it comes to fighting. When he experiences a technique used on him, he'd be able to adapt and create a countermove, which makes it rare for him to be effected by the same technique twice. Ranma also learns techniques pretty fast. Too bad he doesn't apply this calculating intelligence to things outside of the fight…

Nabu: his spirituality. Ranma has a natural talent of manipulating ki (inner life energies latent in the body) which allows him to use advanced martial arts techniques. This trait is basically his potential as a martial artist.

Also, with six additional souls, it would also explain Ranma's tendency to eat a lot; to feed six other people. It would also explain his strength as he has the Specialists' strength added to his own natural reserves.

Since Ranma has all the souls of the Specialists in him and inherited their traits, he'll have his hands full with the Winx girls, only except unlike back in Nerima, the girls will be willing to share him. Got this from "A Spying Dragon".