Part 3 of the saga.  Who am I kidding?  Part 3 of the beginning of an 
early story that I can't remember all that well.  If you don't have any 
of the parts or you're confused or you just haven't noticed that each of 
these picks up where the last left off, e-mail me.  I'm at 
akun16@hotmail.com


	"Say, guys.  I thought you were going to wait until she pulled 
something." Ranma said.
	"We were, but I remembered an old movie I saw called 'Gaslight'.  It's 
about two guys who play with a young woman's mind by pretending to live 
the other one's life and she eventually goes insane." Ranko-kun replied.
	"I figured we can just confuse her for a while and stop it before she 
goes too far." Shin replied.
	It slowly began to rain.  Shin-chan and Ranma-chan sighed.  Ranko-kun 
pulled an umbrella out, opened it, pulled out a thermos and changed back 
to his normal form.
	"Anyway, my version of it will confuse Shampoo between you two by 
having Ranko put her ponytail into a pigtail." Shin-chan continued.
	Ranko pulled out a string and changed her ponytail into a pigtail.
	"See, I'm you." Ranko said, smiling.
	"Well, a little taller and more mature, but about the same." Shin-chan 
pointed out.
	"Say, I've been wondering about that.  Why are you two taller than me?" 
Ranma asked.
	"Well, the spring of drowned man was sixteen, and because she is a 
female version of us, that's why Ranko looks like us in male form and 
since she was cursed earlier this year, it makes sense that she looks 
like us.  But, it's eerie that the spring of drowned man in her world is 
like that.  Anyway, about me, I have to know when you were cursed." 
Shin-chan said.
	"Earlier this year like Ranko." Ranma-chan replied.
	"That would explain it.  See, I've been cursed since I was eleven." 
Shin-chan replied.
	"Ouch." Ranma-chan commented.
	"Anyway, the spring of drowned girl was roughly fourteen, and since the 
cursed forms grow at about the same rate as we would at the same age in 
female form..." Shin-chan said, letting the sentence hang.
	"You mean that this is what I would look like if I was a girl at 
fourteen?" Ranma-chan asked.
	"About." Ranko replied.
	"And as I was cursed at eleven, this is what I would look like if I was 
nineteen and a girl." Shin-chan finished.
	"But, you two wouldn't believe what it feels like growing TWO bodies." 
Shin-chan said.
	"What do you mean?" Ranma-chan asked.
	"When I said the cursed form age like we do, I meant it also matures 
and grows, so you'll be growing as a female as well." Shin-chan told 
Ranma-chan.
	"I'VE GOTTA GO THROUGH PUBERTY AS A GIRL?!?!?!" Ranma-chan 
asked/bellowed.
	The four were in the courtyard.  All the students turned to them.
	"Quiet.  And yes.  At least you didn't have to go through it as both a 
boy and a girl at once." Shin-chan replied.
	"Greeeeeeaaaaaaat." Ranma-chan said sarcastically.
	"Pigtailed girl!  Bo-wielding girl!  Ponytailed girl!  Akane Tendo!" 
Kuno cried, sounding unusually anal as his nose was bandaged.
	The four groaned and turned to meet Kuno.  Shin-chan was already 
building a quite visible battle aura.  As Kuno neared, Shin-chan, moving 
at an inhuman speed, shot forward, slammed her fist into Kuno's gut two 
hundred and fifteen times and returned to the spot she had been in only 
three seconds ago.
	Kuno collapsed as the entire present student body cheered the display.  
Shin-chan shook her head as though dazed.
	"I have got to get rid of that automatic response." Shin-chan 
commented.
	"Actually, could you teach that to us?" Akane, Ranma-chan and Ranko 
asked in unison.
	"We'd better get inside or we'll be tardy." Shin-chan replied.
	"Can you?" Ranma-chan asked.
	"Can you, please?" Ranko asked.
	"Pretty please?" Akane asked.
	The three girls had initiated full cute mode, one of many of the 
standard female defenses/attacks developed to melt any male's defenses.  
Basically, they all have the big starry eyes which are standard for 
women when they're REALLY, REALLY, REALLY happy or they REALLY, REALLY, 
REALLY want something.
	"Alright, just stop doing that!  God, nearly overwhelmed my eyes with 
all that cuteness. Brrrrrr!" Shin-chan replied, shuddering.
	No person should be victim to three full cute modes.  The four walked 
into school.

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-"You lazy @#$%^$-@%%^#^& no good *$&#-*&$#%@%!!!  And he's the brother 
I like!"- Tim Taylor's words with a profane twist.
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	"Class, this is Shin Saotome and Ranko Saotome.  They're cousins of 
Ranma's and they'll be attending school here." Ms. Hinako said, 
gesturing to Shin and Ranko.
	"Ranko can sit next to me!" one boy cried.
	"Joe Hagashi, you just got detention." Ms. Hinako told him.
	Joe groaned.
	"Next time wait for her to ask." Terri Bogard replied in a whisper, 
next to Joe.
	"Yeah." Andy Bogard added.
	Andy promptly received an elbow to the gut by the VERY beautiful woman 
next to him.
	"Sorry, Mai." Andy whispered.
	"You should be." Mai replied.

	(If you don't have the Fatal Fury movies, I suggest you get them.  Stop 
reading this FanFic now and get them.  That's right.  For those who have 
the movies, you may be asking why they are in school.  If you are, then 
re-read the intro to this Fanfic and if you still don't get it, then you 
have my apologies.)

	Ranko did wind up sitting next to Joe.  Shin wound up between Hiroshi 
and Daisuke (the two idiots who were listening at the door when Ranma 
and Ms. Hinako were talking in that private room in "Like Water For 
Ranma".  Also featured at the beginning of the Martial Arts Skating 
Competition.)
	The instant the class ended, the girls crowded around Shin and the boys 
crowded around Ranko.
	"Are you REALLY related to Ranma?" "I can't believe that Ranma never 
talked about you." "I'm telling you it's my kidney you're trying to 
eat!" "Eeeeewwww!  Who put these frog intestines in my bookbag again?" 
"It's Masked Rider!" "Bwahahahahaha!  With this magic kidney stone, I 
can rule the world!"
	Everyone stopped and looked at Hiroshi who had apparently just made 
that last comment.  Hiroshi stepped aside to reveal M. Bison (I hear 
he's also known as Vega elsewhere).
	"Forget I said anything." M. Bison said.
	Guile and Chun Li burst into the room, tackled M. Bison and jumped out 
the window and out of this FanFic.
	Sweat drops appeared behind everyone's head.  Shin and Ranko took this 
oppurtunity to race out of the classroom.  The now combined crowd 
started moving towards Ranma and Akane, who also raced out of the room.

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-"The normal laws of physics do not apply."- A-kun, when talking about 
his bathroom.
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	"Aw, jeez.  They weren't this bad before!" Shin whined.
	"I don't think they were all that bad." Ranko replied.
	"Oh, come on.  These Alegebra questions are more like Trig." Shin 
replied.
	"I was talking about the people in our classroom." Ranko replied.
	"Oh.  You know something, I don't think we've had math class yet." Shin 
said.
	"Your point being?"  Ranko asked.
	"Why do we have math books and why do they say Quantum Physics?" Shin 
asked.
	"I don't know." Ranko replied, looking at the book Shin was holding.
	She looked at the book she was reading.
	"The BIBLE?  Eeeeewww!" Ranko said, dropping the book as though it were 
covered in bird droppings and crawling with maggots.  (Pleasant imagery, 
huh?)
	"So, are you doing anything tonight, Shin?" a girl asked.
	"Are you doing anything, Ranko?" a boy asked.
	"Are either of you doing anything?" Odo asked.
	"Have any of you seen this boy?" the T-1000 asked, showing them a 
picture of Ryoga.
	The five of them screamed and ran for daylight.
	[What is it about this form that scares the hell out of people?] the 
T-1000 wondered.

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-"In space, loud sounds (Example: Explosions), are even louder as there 
is no air, buildings, people, etc. to get in the way."- A-chan with a 
realistic thought. 
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	After school, Ranma, Akane, Ranko, Ukyo and Shin walked home.  Ryoga 
came walking down the street, obviously lost again.
	"Ryoga darling!" Ranko cried, lunging at Ryoga.
	Ryoga screamed like a woman and was about to run away when Ranko 
tackled him.
	"Ranko, if Ryoga wants to scream like a woman and run faster than a 
Guyver for the hills, that's his right.  But, Ryoga, you should know 
that we were kidding yesterday." Shin said.
	"You were?" Ryoga asked, after he heard that and stopped screaming.
	"Yeah." Ranko said, standing up.
	"Ranko, let go of Ryoga." Shin said.
	Ranko let go of Ryoga.  Ryoga fell butt first onto the pavement.
	"Ow." Ryoga commented.
	[All right!  Ryoga DOES have a weak spot!] Ranma thought.
	"Ryoga, are you all right?" Akane asked, checking Ryoga.
	As Akane's shirt was tight (Hey, it's a hot day and it's humid.), Ryoga 
got a nosebleed.
	"Well, he still has that habit." Shin commented.
	"He does that in your world too?" Ranko asked.
	"Yep, you know, even though he's in love with Nabiki, he reacts that 
way to any girl, much to Nabiki's annoyance." Shin replied.
	Akane had finished treating Ryoga's nosebleed.
	"So, Ranma.  Who are they?" Ryoga asked, gesturing to Shin and Ranko.
	"It'll take a while to explain." Ranma replied.

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-"In space, constant thrust equals constant velocity."- A-chan with her 
first hentai thought.
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	Back at the Bat dojo, d'oh!  I mean, back at the Tendo dojo, Ryoga's 
eyes were wide as Shin finished explaining.
	"Wow." Ryoga said.
	"Yeah." Shin replied.
	"You didn't take a breath during that entire time." Ryoga said.
	Shin facefaulted.
	"Oh, and you're really good at telling that story." Ryoga replied.
	"I know, I've had a LOT of practice." Shin replied.
	"So, uh...Ranko, what's it like in your world?" Ryoga asked.
	"It's lame." Ranko replied.
	"Okaaaaaaay, what's it like in your world compared to ours, Shin?" 
Ryoga asked.
	"It's oversexed." Shin replied.
	Everyone (Everyone being Akane, Ukyo, Ranma, Ranko, Nodoka, Nabiki, 
Ryoga, Kasumi, Genma and Soun) gave Shin an odd look.
	"What?  I'm just being honest.  In my world, people are more willing to 
have sex than fight.  It's a wonder I managed to become a master of the 
Anything Goes School of Martial Arts." Shin replied.  (I assume that 
there are other masters of the art other than Happosai.)
	"YOU'RE A MASTER?!?!?!?" Everyone asked in unison.
	"Yeah.  Didn't I tell you?" Shin asked.
	"So, the old goat died?" Ranma asked.
	"No.  In my world, he ain't so bad.  I mean, he still does a occasional 
perverted thing, but he's REALLY restrained compared to the Happosai of 
this world.  Anyway, he trained me through what he knew and sent me to 
improve my skills about five months before I came here.  I think I did a 
good job." Shin said.
	"Hey, could you train me?" Ranma asked.
	"And me?" Ranko added.
	"I'd like to improve my skills." Akane commented.
	"I'm a little rusty." Ukyo said.
	"Can I come along?" Ryoga asked.
	"Whoa.  I can train you, but first we need their permission." Shin 
said, gesturing to Nodoka, Genma and Soun.
	"I will allow it." Soun said.
	"Fine with me." Genma chirped in.
	"Only if you promise me we'll spend a lot of time together as soon as 
you're done." Nodoka said.
	"We will, we will.  And we'll come back for Christmas, regardless of 
how far we have to go." Shin replied.
	"Then, all right." Nodoka said, nodding.
	"Go pack." Shin told the five.
	"I'm always packed." Ryoga replied as everyone else raced off to 
prepare.
	"Then you don't have to." Shin replied.
	"What about you?" Nabiki asked.
	"Remember?  I'm carrying everything I need." Shin replied.
	"What about the Dilithium crystals, capt'n?" Scotty asked.
	"We don't need any." Shin answered.
	"Oh, right." Scotty said.
	"What about my Blue Suede shoes?" Elvis asked.
	"You're wearing them." Shin replied.
	"It's a show about nothing." Seinfield said.
	Everyone still in the room gave Seinfield an odd look.
	"Wrong FanFic." Seinfield said, ducking out of sight and out of this 
FanFic.
	Scotty and Elvis left.

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-"The larger a mechanical device is, the faster it moves.  Armored Mecha 
are the fastest things known to human science."- Law of Mechanical 
Mobility, Second law of Anime Motion.  From Laws Of Japanese Animation.
============================================================

	"Darling!" Lum called.
	"Quack!" Mousse-duck replied.
	"Where?" Lum asked.
	Mousse-duck pointed to Ataru.
	"Thank you!" Lum said, diving down at Ataru.
	Mousse-duck quacked a reply.

	A day later, in the deep wilds of Japan...
	"Where on Earth am I now?!?!?" Ryoga yelled/asked.
	"Knock it off, Ryoga.  We're still in Japan." Shin replied.
	"Oh, right." Ryoga replied.
	"Well, let's set up camp and I'll start training you." Shin said.
	A few minutes later...
	"Let's start." Shin said.

	(Quick note: during this time, Shin brought Ryoga to Jusenkyo and threw 
him into the spring of drowned girl.)

	(Author's note:I'm tired, so we're jumping ahead to three days before 
Christmas.)  Shin and co. walked down the street with Ryoga leading 
them.
	"Hey, I'm impressed.  You actually gave Ryoga a sense of direction." 
Ranma said.
	"Well, when you've done it once, you can do it again." Shin replied.
	"Uh oh.  Looks like it's going to rain, you guys." Akane warned.
	Rain poured down before any of them could react.
	"We're in Nerima, alright." Shin-chan replied.
	Ryoga-chan, Ranma-chan, Ranko-kun, Akane, Ukyo and Shin-chan raced 
towards Tendo dojo.
	"Even in the dead of winter, it still manages to rain." Ranko-kun 
commented, obviously annoyed.
	The rain quickly turned to sleet and finally turned to snow.  It 
stopped snowing and, magically, the sleet and snow vanished.
	The six reached the Tendo dojo without further incident.  (A miracle 
since this IS Nerima.)
	"Hey, look everyone.  They're back!" Nabiki said.
	Nodoka, Genma, Soun, Kasumi, and Nabiki raced out to greet them.  
Nodoka hugged each of her children, where as Genma merely gave each a 
hearty pat on the back.  Soun, Kasumi and Nabiki hugged Akane.
	And as everyone was in a hugging mood, they all went around hugging 
each other.  Ryoga-chan was pleasantly surprised as Akane hugged her.  
They even hugged Darth Vader.
	When Happosai showed up (it was inevitable), all of the martial artists 
gave him the longest, most brutal mauling of his life and they had a 
good laugh at his expense. (A VERY good laugh.)

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-"Whenever someone or something jumps, is thrown, or otherwise rendered 
airborn, gravity is reduced by a factor of 4."- A-kun, talking about 
weed and it's effect on reality.
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	"A Christmas party?" Akane asked.
	"Yes.  I've made out the invitations.  You will help me pass them out, 
won't you?" Kasumi asked.
	The combined group nodded.  Kasumi smiled.

	"Now, we must finish on training." Shin said.
	"Really?" Akane asked.
	"What do we have left?" Ukyo asked.
	"The Jackie Chan Film Festival.  If you can stay awake through 31 hours 
of his films, your training is complete." Shin told them.
	"I thought there was only 28 hours of Jackie Chan in those film 
festivals." Ranma said.
	"No, as a bonus, they're adding his two latest films, Rumble In The 
Bronx and Supercop." Shin replied.
	The six cheered.

	It was the first hour of the Jackie Chan film festival.  Shin, Ukyo, 
Benjamin Kilok, Nabiki, Ranko, Ryoga, Ranma and Akane, sitting in that 
order, were watching the screen.  The T-1000 appeared next to Hiroshi 
and Daisuke (They were also there.)
	"Have you seen this girl?" The T-1000 asked, showing a picture of Akane 
sitting on a toilet with one hand covering herself and the other 
preparing to punch the cameraman.
	The two screamed like women and ran out of the theater.  The T-1000 
sighed and decided that the girl wasn't there.  It left.
	"Hey, Shin." Ranko whispered.
	"What?" Shin asked.
	"How did you fix that sports car fixed?" Ranko asked.
	"I let a college repair it while we were gone." Shin hissed back.
	"Oh." Ranko replied.

	It was the fifteenth hour of the Jackie Chan film festival.  Malakite 
was outside, and Kevin was refusing to let him in.
	"Look, I told you.  The current Jackie Chan film festival is not the 
one you purchased your ticket for, so just settle down and don't make me 
hurt you." Kevin told Malakite.
	Malakite grumbled.  Having been given another wedgie by Kevin, he was 
powerless.

	"Yuta, what are we doing here?" Mana asked.
	"I don't know." Yuta replied.

	[My plan to get rid of Lum in the dark has failed!] Ataru thought as 
Shin pointed Ataru out to Lum.
	Lum promptly blasted him and dragged him back to their seat.

	It was now the twenty-ninth hour of the Jackie Chan film festival.  
Shin, Ranma, Ranko and Benjamin seemed to be the most engrossed in the 
films.  Ryoga, Ukyo and Akane were managing to keep awake and pay 
attention.  Nabiki couldn't stay awake past the twenty-fourth and was 
currently slumped heavily againist Benjamin, who had gotten used to 
having her lean againist him.

	Finally, the film festival ended.  As Nabiki was still deep asleep and 
refused to wake up, Benjamin picked her up and craddled her in his arms 
as they walked out and was looking quite heroic at it too.  The T-1000 
walked over to them.
	"Have you seen these people?" The T-1000 asked showing a picture of 
Hiroshi and Daisuke.
	They all screamed and ran away.
	"Damn.  I wish people would stop doing that." The T-1000 said, walking 
away.

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-"Everything explodes.  Everything."- A-chan with a very perverted 
thought.
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	Kuno and Sasuke arrived at the front door of the dojo.  Sasuke put 
Kuno's gift on the ground.
	"Master Kuno, isn't this a bit extravangant for a gift?" Sasuke asked.
	"The gift is seen not with the eye, but with the mind, good Sasuke.  
The size of the gift need but reflect the size of my heart." Kuno told 
his servant.
	"I wish his lordship would reflect himself into lending me a hand." 
Sasuke muttered.
	"What was that, Sasuke?" Kuno asked.
	"Just wondering if there's going to be a band." Sasuke replied.
	Black rose petals began floating by.
	"Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!  There's not a gift in the world that can 
hold your iminence, brother dear." Kodachi said.
	"Mistress Kodachi!" Sasuke said, surprised.
	"Hoist with my own petard!" Kuno cried.
	Shampoo promptly crushed Kuno under her bike.  Ukyo walked up, 
cheerfully as nothing had happened to her shop for the over three months 
she was gone.
	"Hey, what are you doing here?" Ukyo asked.
	"Don't you know the servants entrance is to the rear?" Kodachi asked.
	"I was invited same as you." Ukyo said, raising her personal 
invitation.
	"You?  Invited to the same party as I?" Kodachi asked.	
	"Shampoo not only one to get invitation?" Shampoo asked.
	"Shampoo, how could you just leave me behind?  SHAMPOO!" Mousse cried 
as he raced by the three women and promptly slammed into a wall.
	"Oh, hello everyone.  Come on in, you're a little early, but that's 
alright." Shin-chan said.
	"What you doing here?" Kodachi asked.
	[$&*T!  Wait, she doesn't know me!] Shin-chan thought.
	"Oh, you must be Kodachi.  My younger sister has told me so much about 
you.  I hear that you're an excellent gymnast." Shin-chan replied.
	"What?" Kodachi asked.
	"You didn't know?  My little sister likes you a lot, but I think you 
should stop attacking her." Shin-chan told Kodachi.
	Kodachi was confused.  [Good!  Maybe that'll keep her off Ranko, Ranma 
and me for now.] Shin-chan thought.
	"Regardless, let's go inside, shall we?" Shin-chan said, motioning the 
others to follow.
	Shin-chan pulled Ukyo to one side as she showed the other two girls to 
the women's waiting room.
	"Listen, Ukyo, Kasumi needs help in the kitchen.  Akane, Nodoka and 
Ranko are helping, but she still would like your aid." Shin-chan told 
her.
	"Oh, alright." Ukyo said, heading downstairs.
	[At least I've negated a large time-bomb.  I just hope Nabiki can 
handle those two.] Shin-chan thought.

	Meanwhile, in the men's waiting room...
	"So, this is the bedroom of Akane Tendo, eh?" Kuno asked no one in 
particular.
	"To be in such a sacred place sends shivers down my spine." Sasuke 
commented, standing up.
	He headed to a photo on Akane's wall.
	"Look, Master Kuno.  A picture of your excellency." Sasuke said.
	"She must love me well." Kuno said, forcing Ryoga and Mousse to expend 
their willpower to keep from vomiting or laughing.
	They both knew THEY had better chances of getting together with Akane 
than Kuno did.  In fact, Sasuke had better chances than Kuno.  Even 
Kodachi, Shampoo and Ukyo had better chances than Kuno.  And that WASN'T 
exaggerating.
	"Actually, Master Kuno, you're not the only one in the picture.  In 
fact, I can barely make you out." Sasuke told Kuno.
	"Perhaps my signature will serve as a reminder of my visit here." Kuno 
said, pulling out a black marker.
	Ryoga knocked the marker out of Kuno's hand with his umbrella.
	"I'm not going to sit here while you desecrate Akane's room." Ryoga 
said.
	"And who are you to give orders to the great and noble Tatewaki Kuno?  
Very well then.  Challenge and learn." Kuno said, drawing his bokken.
	"It seems words aren't enough." Ryoga said, standing up.
	"Calm down.  It's very unseemly for guests to act like this...ow!" 
Mousse managed to say before Ryoga struck him across the face with his 
umbrella.
	"Stay out of this, duck-boy!" Ryoga snapped.
	He and Kuno began fighting.  Ryoga was getting more hits in.
	"I've taken all I can stand...Ow!" Mousse said, before Kuno stepped on 
him.
	"Now look what you made me do!" Mousse yelled.
	"Huh?" Ryoga and Kuno asked.
	Mousse released a volley of weapons and leaped out of the window.  
Ranma and Shin-chan were carrying decorations past the patio when the 
trio jumped out of the window.
	Ryoga-chan, Mousse-duck and Kuno lay in the pond.  Ryoga-chan marched 
out of the pond grumbling.
	"Ryoga, what have I told you about controlling your temper?" Shin-chan 
asked.
	Ryoga-chan blushed.
	"I'm sorry." Ryoga-chan said, bowing.
	"Look, since you're already out here, you can help us set up." Ranma 
told her.
	"Really?" Ryoga-chan asked, brightening.
	"Yeah, we could use the help." Shin-chan said.
	
	"Hey, Shin.  Are you done?" Ranma asked, straightening the decorations 
he had put up.
	"Yep.  The stage is already." Shin said, pointing to the completely 
set-up sound equipment, etc.
	"Done." Ryoga said.
	"Pretty good job, Ryoga." Shin said, looking at the tree.
	"Thanks." Ryoga replied.
	"Now, let's see if we can help Kasumi with anything." Shin said, as the 
trio walked to the house.


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