Chapter II: Family Meeting

Cameron had a real bad headache, like he was out on the town having a really good night and woke up in the aftermath.

"Ugh…will someone tell the guy with anvil to lay off." Cameron said as he got up.

"Are you all right, Cameron?" Sam asked.

Cameron looked at Sam and said, "If I was all right, how come my head's playing the cannon from the 1812 overture?"

Daniel smiled and said, "You're sure…no urges or drives going off?"

"Daniel, if something went wrong, I'd let you guys know." Cameron said as he started to get up.

"I suggest you sit back down, sir. May not like what see in mirror." The guide said while inching back to his cabin.

Now, Cameron was confused.

"Daniel, Carter, what's the shrimp talking about?" Cameron asked.

"Sir, just lie back and we'll get some warm water for you." Sam said.

"What's…going…on?" Cameron asked, trying to keep his temper in check.

"Well, you might not like the new look the spring gave you." Daniel said with a chuckle.

Cameron paled at this.

"According to the guide, you fell into the 'Spring of Drowned'… uh…" Carter began.

"Spit it out, Carter, what happened?" Cameron said.

"You fell into the 'Spring of Drowned Girl'. Now, like Sam and me, you turn into a girl whenever you get hit with cold water. So, I suggest you don't take any cold showers for a while." Daniel said, with a bit of annoyance in his voice.

Cameron sat for a moment…and then shouted, "WHERE IS THAT GUIDE!"

"Cameron, I don't think you want to hurt that guide." Sam said while trying to keep the angry Colonel at bay.

"Yeah, hurting a good person might give you seven years bad luck." Daniel said, also keeping the angry Colonel at bay.

"Or it might make me feel better." Cameron said angrily.

"Think of it this way, at least it can't get any-" Daniel began.

It was then that a large growl resounded throughout the grounds.

"…you were going to say, '…worse', right?" Cameron asked Daniel.

"Yep, though I'm starting to think that I'm wrong." Daniel said as he let go of Cameron.

Right when he let go, a giant…something appeared out of the forest, chasing a panda and a young redhead in a kung-fu getup.

"…now there's something you don't see everyday." Daniel said.

"As opposed to what, Ancients? Gou'ald? Ori?" Sam asked.

"Forget it; let's just say 'howdee' to the neighbors." Cameron said, finally noticing that he had a girl-like voice.

"Pop, if you even think that I'm taking Taro now, you're crazy!" The redhead said.

'Don't be a woman…' The panda's first sign said.

'…just fight and be a man about it.' The second sign said.

"Hi…we don't mean to interrupt but, have you seen someone called, 'Ranma Saotome'?" Sam asked.

The redhead looked up and said, "What do you want?"

At this, all three jaws summarily dropped to the ground.

The guide, unnoticed by everyone, snuck up behind the hairy monster with tentacles and wings and tossed warm water on it. The creature then turned into a young man with a 'scaled' shirt and white leggings. The guide then threw the bucket at the guy and knocked the young man out cold.

"That teach him to hurt me first time." The guide said as he went back to the cabin.

"…OK, now that we've finished with that, mind telling us who you two are?" Cameron asked.

"I told you, my name's Ranma Saotome. The panda is my jerk of a father, Genma Saotome." The redhead said.

"According to the letter I received from a 'Nodoka Saotome', Ranma is a guy." Sam said.

"Did her letter also tell of changes that happened to Ranma?" The redhead asked.

Sam looked once and said, "Now I get it."

"Can you give the rest of the class a hint, Professor?" Daniel said.

"When Nodoka said 'changes' in her letter, she meant that Ranma changes like you do, Cameron…no offense." Sam said.

"Well, that's all fine and dandy, but WHERE IS THE GUIDE! He's got to have more-" Cameron said before getting splashed with warm water.

Cameron spit out some water and said, "Thank you."

"Who are you, anyway?" Genma said.

"My name is Colonel Samantha Carter, of the United States Air Force. Your wife contacted me and told me that I was related to her by my father, General Jacob Carter. If I remember family trees correctly, that makes Ranma my nephew…niece…whatever. She wanted me to take custody of Ranma, personally. If that's a problem, sir, we can take it up with your wife on the ride back to Colorado?" Sam said.

"Hold it…you mean, you're my aunt!" Ranma exclaimed with a little excitement.

"Wait a minute," the panda-turned-Genma said, "My boy is going back to Nerema, where he's going to marry and unite the 'Anything Goes School of Martial Arts'."

The three turned towards Ranma, who had his hand up to the back of his neck and said, "Uh…sorry about this?"

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Now the cat's out of the bag. Will Ranma go with his newly discovered aunt? Will he stay with his father? And what of the NWC, will they follow him or is this where they part ways? Find out with the next chapter. Don't forget, Read and Review.

Disclaimers

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