Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in both Negima and Ranma. Sorry for the late update, my computer had troubles, so I couldn't update. I should update every few days now.
From Bad to Worse
"What the hell happened to pop?" thought Ranma, as he surfaced "Huh? When did I get boobs?!"
"Umm..., what happened to the boy that knocked me in?" said a younger girl next to Ranma.
"What do you mean what happened to that boy?" said Ranma, when suddenly a Chinese man interrupted him.
"You both fall in spring of drowned girl. Those that fall in take form of girl" he said.
"What!" yelled both at the same time.
"Is there anyway to cure it?!" asked Negi.
"Only spring of drowned man, but that dry up years ago."
"So Negi, you're a girl now?" asked Asuna after recovering from what had happened.
"I guess so..." she said sitting now down, then suddenly stood back up.
"This is all your fault!" she said pointing to Ranma. "If you hadn't pushed me in, I'd still be a boy!"
"My fault?! I got kicked in by pop!" said Ranma pointing at a panda.
"Yeah, like a panda kicked you in!" shouted Negi.
"Actually, I did" read the sign the panda was holding up, which was followed by an awkward silence.
"Holy crap, that panda can write!" shouted Asuna.
The panda flipped the sign over. "Its not 'that panda', its Genma." the sign read.
"What happened to him?" asked Negi.
"He fall in spring of drowned panda." answered the guide.
"Aww, look how cute Negi-chan is!" said Konoka, hugging Negi-'chan'.
"Well aniki, or should I say aneue, you do make a cute girl. If only you were a little older..." said Chamo.
"Quiet Chamo-kun, or I'll turn you into something worse than an ermine" said Negi, and then turned towards Ranma "Hello my name is Negi Springfield, what's yours?" he said, extending a hand.
"Ranma Saotome." said Ranma, accepting the handshake.
"Excuse me for asking, but why are you here?" asked Negi.
"Pop got a book about training grounds of China, and this one was the most interesting. How about you?"
"I was given information that my father had been here looking for something." said Negi.
"Was his name Nagi?" asked the guide.
"Y-yes! How did you know?!" asked Negi.
"Well, you look a lot like him." said the Chinese guide.
"What did he do here?" asked Negi, eager to find out more on his father.
"He and his friend hired me to show them Jusenkyo 10 years ago, and both fell in different springs on accident." replied the Chinese man
"Which spring did my father fall in."? Negi asked quickly.
"Coincidentally, he also fall in spring of drowned girl." the guide said, suppressing a laugh.
Negi pondered for a moment, then realized something. "Of course!" shouted Negi.
"Of course what?" asked Asuna.
"Y'now how they considered my father dead because they couldn't find him." "Yes" said Setsuna. "What if they couldn't find him because he was a she! They were looking for a man, but because of the curse, he looked like a woman." Negi replied.
"That explains why he was considered dead, but why didn't he tell them he was alive?" asked Konoka.
"Probably because he thought it would be easier to move with people thinking he was dead, right Negi-sensei?" asked Setsuna.
"Right. It also explains why he never came back to Wales. Too many people would tell it's him, even as a woman, and his enemies would try to use me to get to him." said Negi. "Excuse me sir, but who was the person traveling with him?" Negi asked the Chinese man.
"He never gave name and his face was hidden by a mask. After they fall in spring, he argued who's fault it was and left" answered the Chinese man.
"Hmm..., and what did my father do after that?" asked Negi.
"He wander around China for while look for something, then after about 4 years said there was an emergency and disappeared." said the Chinese guide.
"T-That was when Negi-sensei was attacked by those demons." said Nodoka.
"It explains everything except why he came here" said Negi.
"and where he has been the last 6 years" added Asuna
"Did my father find anything here?" asked Negi
"No, he say before he disappear that maybe 'it' in Japan all along" answered the Chinese guide
"Did he say what it was?" Setsuna inquired
"He say, when I asked him, that it takes away the greatest gift that god gave us, our free-will." the Chinese man explained.
"My father was probably trying to get it before someone else did. Some thing that takes away what makes a person human would be devastating in the wrong hands." said Negi, deep in thought.
"What now Negi?" asked Asuna
"We should head back to Japan and ask the headmaster what he knows about this. Anyways, I doubt we'll find anything when my father didn't."
"But Negi-sensei, what about your class? Won't that cause problems with you being a girl now?" asked Nodoka.
"You're a teacher?" asked Ranma
"I was until now! They'll fire me for sure!" shouted Negi, when the guide spoke up.
"If you are splashed with warm water you will change back." when he was suddenly interrupted
"Really?!" shouted both Negi and Ranma.
"But...if splashed with cold water, you become girl again. That includes rain too." finished the guide.
"Still, better than being a girl forever." pointed out Ranma
"Maybe Grandfather has a way to fix it." suggested Konoka
"He does know a lot about curses." said Negi
"Hey Negi" asked Ranma
"Yes?" asked Negi
"Does the school you're at have people as strong as you there?" questioned Ranma
"What tells you I'm strong?" says Negi
"I can feel it coming off you in waves." stated Ranma
"Well to answer your question, yes there are people as strong and stronger than me there." Negi said
"Then I'm coming with you." said Ranma, folding his arms.
"What!? But we still have training to do in China" read Genma's sign.
"First, if there's a way to get rid of the curse, I'm taking it. Second, if there are a lot of strong people there, than that should be good for training. " said Ranma.
"It's fine with me if you come with us" Negi said.
"Well, lets head back to town and find a place to stay for the night." said Setsuna.
Back in town
"So me and Negi share a room, you and Konoka share one, and Setsuna and Nodoka share the last room, right?" asked Ranma
"Right, oh, and the men's baths are through that door and the women's is across from it, so no peeking." warned Asuna.
"I know, I know. I'm not a pervert!" shouted Ranma, getting everyone's attention.
"Err..."Ranma said quietly.
"Umm...Asuna-san, won't it look weird for us to go in there looking like girls." asked a worried Negi.
"It's still kind of early, so I doubt anyone will be in there." said Asuna
"See you later Negi-chan, Ranma-chan" said Konoka, as she left.
"I wish she wouldn't use 'chan'." thought Negi and Ranma
"Well, shall we?" asked Ranma
"Ladies first" Negi said, grinning
"Hey, that's not funny." said Ranma, glaring
"But, it is true." added Negi, laughing
"Grr...lets just go in." said Ranma, walking in.
Both undressed and head towards the bath.
"Wow, this curse is weird. It's like being a different person." said Negi, looking at his female form.
"Yeah, it'll take some getting used to. That headmaster guy, can he really help us?" asked Ranma
"Well, there are no guaranties, but he should know a way to help us somehow." answered Negi
"Yeah, but it gives us hope. Now lets change back, I'm tired of being a girl." Ranma said, as she jumped into the bath, causing a loud thud.
"You forgot that the bath isn't very deep, huh." smirked Negi, as she got in the bath.
"Ouch...yea well, I was in a hurry." said Ranma, now with a large bump on his head.
"It's your own fault." said Negi, while he started to relax.
After a long silence, Ranma started to make small talk.
"So Negi, what's it like being a teacher?" asked Ranma
"Well, it's hard having to plan lessons and grade papers, but the students are a lot of fun to know." replied Negi
Things were quiet again until Negi, bored, remembered something.
"Hey Ranma, have you seen Chamo-kun?!" asked Negi, when a scream came from the women's bath.
"Ask a question, get an answer." chuckled Ranma.
"We need to get him before Asuna-san kills him." said Negi, getting up and putting a towel on his waist.
"No way, I don't want to die yet!" exclaimed Ranma.
"C'mon, I need help to catch him and you owe me for knocking me into the spring." wined Negi.
"Fine, but we better change into girls so the other guest don't get suspicious." grumbled Ranma.
After changing into girls again, they closed their eyes and walked into the women's bath.
"Asuna-san, where's Chamo-kun!?" asked Negi
"That damn ermine is dashing around and stealing our towels!" said Asuna, too furious with Chamo to yell at Negi and Ranma.
"Everyone, cover up so we can catch him." stated Ranma
"I'll help." said both Asuna and Setsuna, since they were the only ones with towels.
"Ranma and Setsuna head for the exit and block it off while Asuna-san and I chase him that way." said Negi.
All did as they were told and the plan was put in action. Negi and Asuna chased Champ around the pool, but they didn't notice that this was what he wanted until it was to late.
"Oh crap! He's got a removable showerhead!" yelled Negi, as he was hit with hot water.
Because they both were running, Negi and Asuna slid on the water and into a wall, falling to the floor. Chamo then aimed for Ranma and sprayed him before he could react.
"Shit!" was all Ranma said as he was sprayed. He then noticed that his towel was too small and fell off. In a motion, he tried to grab it, only to miss and knock Setsuna down and land on top of her.
"Is this a good or bad situation?" thought Ranma, when Setsuna held up a card and said "Adeat" causing it to turn into dagger.
"Yup, it's defiantly a bad one" thought Ranma as he grabbed his towel and did what any man, in a sense, in his situation would do...RUN LIKE HELL.
"It's not my fault I slipped, its the hamsters!" said Ranma, fleeing for his life.
"Who are you calling a hamster!?" yelled Chamo, on a running Negi's shoulder.
"What did you do Negi?!" asked a running Ranma
"Asuna-san thinks it's my fault that Chamo-kun is so perverted!" said Negi, trying to keep ahead of their pursuers.
"Is everyone you know have anger issues?" questioned Ranma
"I think Asuna-san is rubbing off on Setsuna-san, because she's normally calm. Uh oh, run faster, they're gaining on us!" shouted Negi
"Quick into our room." yelled Chamo as they dashed in and locked the door. "Good thing they don't have paper doors at this hotel. "said Chamo, sighing.
"Now back to the matter at hand...this is all your fault, you perverted hamster!" yelled Ranma
"Hey! I said I'm not a hamster!" yelled Chamo.
"But you are perverted! "said Negi, agreeing with Ranma
"Ok, I will agree with you on that one" replied Chamo.
"Damn Negi, how often does this happen?" asked Ranma.
"On a daily basis, I still can't understand how I've lived this long" Negi told him.
"Yeah, from what I've seen, you're life might end any day now." joked Ranma
"Hopefully, they calm down by morning, right aniki?" said Chamo
"I hope you're fight Chamo-kun." said Negi, getting in bed.
"Night. "said Negi, with Ranma and Chamo also saying good night,
"Man" thought Ranma," I know those girls for one day and already one of them wants me dead. I hope the class isn't this bad, or I'll be killed by midterms." he smirked "Well, at least I'll get practice on running."
Thanks for reading and of course, please review. The third chapter will be up by the weekend.