The Art____
by GreggSharp     Metroanime@aol.com
  all char created by Rumiko Takahashi, etc, etc.

Konnichi wa,
i was just thinking, what other kinda Art could Ranma
etc be so dedicated to that would have fit a lot of 
this series. May have to do it as a Operation Chaos
(Poul Anderson) fusion or Devil Hunter Yohko fusion 
after the Happi Days arc.
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"Ranma," snarled Genma as he threw Ranma out to the
Tendo's scrying pool, "were you not prepared to give
your life to the Art!" 

<SPLASH!>

"Oh my, that's what that divination meant."

"Ranma's a girl now?" Nabiki was startled. THAT spell
wasn't in her grimoire.

Akane dropped her "Hammer Of Righteous Fury" spell 
as she realized this had to be a curse or side effect
of some really potent magic. It didn't look like a 
voluntary transformation spell at all.

Soun stopped Ranma from throwing Genma into the pond.
"They weren't always like this, it was their training
journey into the cursed springs of Juusenkyo." Soun
walked to the pond and cast a quick Revelation spell,
frowning when he briefly got some giant robot conflict
again before the image of Jusenkyo appeared.

"Whoever fall in cursed spring take form of innermost
nature, sometimes totem, sometimes form of ancestor,
but terrible tragic story who meddle with forces of
Jusenkyo!"

"Perfect," said Genma as he prepared a Manipulate
Water spell and sent a globe towards Ranma.

<END FLASHBACK>

"Stupid old man," glowered Ranma-chan. "What was the
point of going there for a water fight when any ol'
stream would have done?"

"You needed to learn control and precision," replied
Genma just before a glass of water hit him and he 
transformed into an overweight piglet.

"Like I could learn EITHER from YOU!" Ranma-chan 
growled.

"Well you're problem isn't so bad now, is it?" 

Ranma just looked at Soun Tendo like he'd been playing
with his wand too much.

"This is my daughter Kasumi, divinations and household
magic, she's 18. This is my daughter Nabiki, techwizard"

"Actually, I'm more into financial manipulation and
networking..." Nabiki smiled and spread her hands in
a "sorry" gesture.

"Ahem, she's 17. And this is my daughter Akane,
invocation and destruction spells, she's 16. Pick any
one you want, she'll be your new bride."

"Don't you think I ought to find a cure for this curse
before I go getting any fiancees?"

Kasumi shut her mouth. She'd been about to volunteer
Akane but had just done a quick divination and read a
story called "The Bitter End." "Maybe waiting would be
a GOOD thing."

Nabiki had been ready to nominate Akane, but realized
that Big Sister probably had a good reason for deferring
the decision for now. A quick change of plans seemed
to be in order. "I completely agree."

Akane snarled. "Just as long as it doesn't choose me!"
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that's all for now, if someone else wants to tackle this
feel free.
i could also see it as a Orange Road fusion with the
Saotome and Tendo family being Espers (trying to join
the families to keep the Gift but that's probably
been done, ne? After all, it's such an obvious concept
and i'm a newbie to the fanfic stuff...

ja ne,
gregg,kuroni no koi