AN: I thought I made it clear in chapter two, but in case I didn't, Ranma's not sure if he's attracted to males in his female form. He thinks he might be, but he is unsure.

As to why I did the attraction to males in female form only part, it's like this. Ranma is discovering whether or not he is attracted to males as well as females, and it feels more comfortable to him subconsciously exploring that part of himself as a female. If and when he decides either way, both forms will respond that way. So if he decides that he likes males as well, so will the male side. If he decides that he does not really care for males, neither will his female side. He is unconsciously exploring a part of him that was forbidden, his own sexuality, and now that he can, he is. So expect some soul searching on that point.

As to the Nerimans, some, like Ryoga will grow up, and some won't and will seek revenge on Ranma.

As to pairing for Ranma, I liked some of your ideas, and I never even thought of Hild, Nagi and some of the others. I'm thinking of Hild now, and a few others. I think I'll keep final pairings a surprise till they happen, but I do want to thank you for the ideas, especially Hild, because until that review, I never even thought of putting her in the running.

Ah well on to the fic.

WHAT WAS ONCE FORGOTTEN

CHAPTER FOUR

THE GREAT WHITE'S FIRST FLIGHT

Washu's lab: after breakfast

Washu had dragged everyone to her lab. Even Mihoshi. "Ah here we are, hanger forty seven." Washu said from the front of the group.

Opening the door, that had a lock that needed palm prints, eye scans and a power scan, and don't ask how Washu got a scanner to recognize her power, this is Washu we're talking about, the door opened.

As she led them inside, they saw a sleek, silvery white space craft that was obviously armed to the teeth. It had more laser and torpedo ports then should be physicly possible. And the engine ports. They were huge. If the size was any indicator, then this thing must be the fastest non cabbit space ship in existence.

As Mihoshi ran over and hugged the thing, screaming "Thank you Washu! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Kiyone turned to Washu and asked in a high and shocked tone of voice

"And just what are the specs on this, this monstrosity!"

"Glad you asked!" Washu replied in a chipper tone of voice. "This thing has twelve regular laser batteries, four laser gattling guns, six normal torpedo slots, two photon torpedo slots, you'll have to come back to me when you run out of those, I based them off Star Trek and I make the only ones in the universe, it has two ports for X-89 type fragmental missiles and one slot for six, count them six Z-666 type missiles, also known as the planet killers. It has a super powered TL-789 type energy shielding system and Orichion alloy armor plating. Its top speed is 12 times the speed of light making it the fastest non cabbit space ship in existence, and the piloting system and controls are set to Mihoshi. I've examined every one of her flights in your old cruiser's computers log, and made a system that only Mihoshi can bring out the full potential in! Before Mihoshi could fly rings around anyone, now she can fly spheres around anyone! And as the piece de la resistance, it has a one button auto landing system!" Washu said striking a pose and cackling madly.

As she was doing that, and Kiyone's jaw was hanging open in absolute shock at the monster of a cruiser they just had been given, Mihoshi ran over screaming "Thank you!" and got Washu in a monster of a glomp.

After a while, as Washu was turning interesting colors, Tokimi said laughing "Mihoshi, dear, I think Washu wants some air now."

Mihoshi jumped back an apologized profusely, while Washu got in some sweet, sweet air. 'I almost had to access my Goddess powers to live!' she thought while saying to Mihoshi "It's fine Mihoshi, no harm done."

"Washu?" Kiyone asked.

"Yes Kiyone?" Washu replied.

"Why did you feel the need to give us a ship that could take out most space fleets?" Kiyone asked dangerously calm.

"I'm insulted, just one? The Great White could take out three normal fleets I'd bet!" she replied hotly.

Kiyone groaned while everyone else just laughed.

"Well, it's time to go on patrol!" Mihoshi said happily. Kiyone just through up her hands in aggravation and defeat while growling loudly.

On the bus on the way to school

Ranma was thinking about Washu. 'She's so, so enthusiastic about what she does.' Turning to Tenchi, she asked "Tenchi?"

"Yes Ranma?" He asked nervously. This was a guy, who turned into a girl, who was unsure if she liked guys. He hoped for his sake that Ranma developed no interest in him. He had enough real girls chasing after him. Getting Ranma after him would fry his last nerve. Although for some reason Ryoko and Ayeka were leaving him alone lately. 'They must be planning something sinister to get me.' He thought with a shiver.

"Does Washu always go overboard like that?" Ranma asked wondering what the shiver was for.

Both Tenchi and Ryoga half shouted "Yes she does!" Looking at each other, both Ryoga and Tenchi shared a look of those that have suffered great pain at the inquisitive hands of the scientist/Goddess.

"Uh, ok." Ranma said as she fidgeted in her seat. 'What was that look between them?' Ranma asked her self. Sighing she looked around the bus, she saw a couple of cute girls, and one really cute boy. At that thought, she thought to her self 'I need to talk to some one about this. Mom's out, I just wouldn't feel comfortable talking to her about this. Maybe Washu? I need to think about how to put it though.' Sighing, she fidgeted some more, and waited to get to school.

Ranma's Classroom

The other students were shocked and whispering to each other that they couldn't believe Ranma actually came as a girl even though he/she said she would yesterday. Ryoga and Tenchi were listening to this while Ranma talked to the teacher.

"Ranma," Ms. Ariau said, trying to understand Ranma's reasoning behind doing what she is doing. 'Must be hard on the poor boy, er girl. She wants to be addressed as her current gender.' She thought. She continued aloud with "I took a look at your transfer papers. Your grades at your previous school were horrible and your records are curiously incomplete, as if you pretty much started going to school regularly last year. Have you considered getting a tutor? I can recommend some good ones." She said.

"Thank you sensei, but that won't be necessary. I got Washu, a relative of mine to tutor me." Ranma told Ms. Ariau.

"Was that the scientist that was here with you yesterday?" Ms. Ariau asked, barely repressing a shiver. That woman scared her for some reason.

"Yes sensei, she is." Ranma told Ms. Ariau nodding.

"Well as long as you're getting some help. I expect much better grades here than at your old school, understand?" Ms. Ariau asked Ranma.

"Yes sensei." Ranma said nodding.

"Good. Then sit down now." Ms. Ariau said, gesturing to the class room seats.

As Ranma sat down in-between Tenchi and Ryoga, after walking through the stares of the class, Tenchi asked "What did the sensei want?"

"She was suggesting I get some tutoring because of my past grades, but I told her I was getting Washu to help me." Ranma said.

Tenchi and Ryoga visibly shivered. Laughing nervously, Ryoga said "Good for you Ranma."

Ranma sat back and wondered what that was about.

Outer space: on board The Great White

Mihoshi had been testing out her new toy, err, make that her new GP cruiser, and Kiyone was feeling ill from all the maneuvers she had been pulling off.

"Wee!" Mihoshi screamed in joy. "This thing is amazing!" She yelled as she slingshoted the moon, and headed back to Earth.

"Erk, just head back and press the landing button" Kiyone said, trying not to vomit.

"Ok Kiyone!" Mihoshi said. As she was already on course for Earth, she pressed the landing button right before reentry. As soon as she did so, she lost control of her new toy, err, space craft that is, and pouted as the ship landed.

Kiyone made it to the bathroom before she finally gave in to her stomach and vomited her breakfast. During this time Mihoshi had snuck into Washu's lab to thank her for the best toy ever. I mean the beast GP cruiser ever. Really, I do.

Kiyone could guess where Mihoshi was and for once, had no desire to rescue the poor ditz. The nice cool porcelain throne felt too good on her forehead at this point and time to even consider moving.

After who knows how long, Kiyone got up and headed to the kitchen to get something to drink, and passed Mihoshi sitting with Ayeka, Ryoko, Tokimi and Urd watching their soaps.

"God, you look like Hell." Ryoko said.

"Mihoshi pulled out all the stops to break in The Great White." Kiyone told then, getting winces of sympathy from all but Urd. They had all flown with Mihoshi when she flew normally. They didn't even want to imagine Mihoshi pulling out all the stops. Their stomachs contracted in sympathy pains.

"I'm going to get something to drink." Kiyone said to them.

As she turned around to go into the kitchen, she almost bumped into Belladandy who had come in with a glass of some liquid.

"Opps." Belladandy said. "Sasami made this for you. She said you'd need it by the look you had when you came in. is Mihoshi really that bad of a flier?" She asked doubtfully.

"No, she's that GOOD a pilot. It's not her fault I can't take the maneuvers she can. Well, nobody can take the maneuvers she can truthfully." Kiyone said to a round of 'Here Here's' from everyone who had flown with Mihoshi. Mihoshi blushed with embarrassment.

Kiyone sat down with them. Not so much to watch the soaps, but to rest and drink this concoction of Sasami's. After drinking it, she felt much better, and started going over reports while the others watched television.

Masaki house: Lunch time

Everyone was eating lunch. Even Washu had come out of her lab where she had been going over Mihoshi's flight data of her first time fling The Great White. The results were even better then she had projected.

As they were finishing lunch, they heard the door slam hard. Looking up they saw an irate Ranma stomp in the house.

"What's wrong Ranma?" Nodoka asked in surprise. 'Why was she sent home?' she thought.

Ranma just handed her a slip. "A month's suspension for using the teacher's bathroom and defiance of authority?" Nodoka asked in surprise. "Why'd you use their bathroom dear?" she asked.

"I really had to go to the bathroom, and the girls in the bathroom at break started throwing things at me when I went into the girls bathroom, and I for obvious reasons didn't want to use the boys, so I went into the teachers lounge and used theirs. They said I just should of held it till later, and gone in when their were no 'real' girls in there." Ranma said emphasizing the word real. "Tenchi and Ryoga are right behind me. They should be here in a few minutes. They both got two weeks suspension for trying to defend me when I was being told to leave." Ranma told them darkly.

As soon as she finished telling them that, another door slammed. "I can't believe this shit!" Ryoga yelled. As he came in.

Tenchi came in and gave his grandfather his suspension slip silently. Katsuhito looked at it and asked "Why did you argue with the teachers?"

"Because Grampa, they were insulting Ranma, by saying she had no right to use any restroom, unless they were totally empty due to her curse." Tenchi said glumly.

"Those jerks!" Ryoga said hotly. "I really feel the need to spar. You up to it Ranma?" he asked.

"You bet. In the mood I'm in, better pray you heath insurance is paid up though." Ranma said with a small smirk.

"Good. I'm in the same mood." Ryoga said.

Some time after the sparing session: Masaki living room.

"Ryoga was amazing! And just how much do you think Ranma was holding back against him Grandpa?" Tenchi asked his Grandfather. Everyone was in the living room after watching the spar, except the combatants, who were soaking in the tub. Different tubs of course.

"I'd say quite a lot, eh Washu?" Katsuhito asked Washu.

"Yes. While she yes yet to reactivate her Divine powers, the fact is she did fight a minor Kami of this world to a standstill on her mortal skill alone before doing what she did to defeat him. I'd say about ten to fifteen percent of her true power was used in that fight. And she rarely uses more then five to eight percent in any fight other then against Ryoga."

"Whoa! And if it wasn't for my Light Hawk Wings, Ryoga would decimate me!" Tenchi said in amazement.

"Thus you see the trap of them" Katsuhito said to Tenchi. "You need to train constantly, for what would happen if you met an opponent whom the wings were not enough against?" he asked.

"Your Grandpa's right you know." Ranma said coming down the stairs in a robe, toweling her hair dry. "You can't depend on any one move, or your toast. I don't know what these Light Hawk Wings of yours are, but if it's the best move you have, either get a better one, or make the move better. Never stagnate. It's a fighter's death." She said sitting down.

"Ranma's right." Ryoga said, coming down in a cotton exercise suit. "Finding and learning new moves if what true martial arts is all about. Well that and using it to defend people. Ranma helped me relearn the last part." He said embarrassed and sat down.

"We could help you if you'd like. You two have two weeks off in which we can do some serious training." Ranma said with a smirk as the two boys sweated. Ryoga because he knew what Ranma could do when she went to teach them, for he had no doubt she'd teach him as well as Tenchi, and Tenchi because that smile reminded him to much of the one Washu gives when she finally has you where she wants you, in her lab.

Nodoka sighed and said "Before that, let's talk about what happened. Ranma you were thrown out of the girls bathroom by the girls, did not want to use the boys due do being a girl at the time, went to use the teachers bathroom. And were suspended do to that and arguing your case?" Ranma nodded. "And when the Teachers started insulting you by saying you weren't a real girl, thus did not deserve to use the girls bathroom, or the boys due to your form at the time, Ryoga and Tenchi jumped into the argument on your behalf and also were suspended?" Tenchi and Ryoga both nodded.

"Your mother Ranma, and your Grandfather Tenchi have decided that the three of us shall go down to your school tomorrow. And if they do not see reason, we're going to extract you from that school, and I'll home school you. Ryoga, we could do the same for you if you want us too." Washu said to a Ryoga and Tenchi how looked ill at the thought of being home schooled by Washu.

But Ryoga said "Sure. Sign me up."

"On to more pleasant matters," Tokimi said "I thought that this would be appropriate, how about we watch the American movie 'Ferris Buller's day off'?" she asked holding up a copy. As they laughed she said "I also have 'The Breakfast Club'." She said, making them laugh some more.

"Sure." Ranma said holding her sides. "Just let me get some real clothes on first, ok?" she asked.

"Sure." Tokimi said. "We'll just set up as you do so." She said.

"I'll make some snacks!" Sasami cried out, running for the kitchen.

"I'll help." Belladandy said, also going for the kitchen, although much slower.

Ranma just picked up her hair towel and went upstairs.

AN: And so another chapter ends. Just one question, am I doing ok on chapter length? I'd like your opinions. Thank you.

As to something I said in this chapter, yes Tenchi WITHOUT the Light Hawk Wings would be beaten by Ryoga. With them, he'd cream Ryoga. And if Tenchi used the Light Hawk Wings against Ranma right now, I'd say that while power wise Tenchi might be stronger, as of this moment, Ranma's skill could potentially kick his ass. It would all depend on how the fight went down.