At 08:24 PM 9/3/96 -0400, Cynewulf postulated:

<snip Zens idea...intriguing as it is>

	Well, another alternative would be to have Ranma stay pregnant 
even when he turns back to male.  Larry Nivens did a neat story about 
Superman having kids, eventually concluding that he'd be the only one 
strong enough to bear the child.  Supposedly there's enough room in a 
male to fit a kid... although delivery would require a C-section.  Kinda 
like 'Junior', I guess.

        Heh...watched that movie.  But the baby would be jostled too much
slipping in between one form & another...after all, in Junior, Arnies character
stays male...he just cross dresses a bit.  In addition, there is the need for
the placenta to nourish the fetus & a blood connection & all sorts of things.
I cant remembered how they handled that in Junior, but the problem is still
there.

        Maybe leaving him as a girl would be a better idea...imagine onna-Ranma
suddenly acting more feminine and how destructive she might get when her
hormones kick in.  <aaaah...run away from very pregnant, very mad onna-Ranma)

	Is somebody goona write a 'Ranma-gets-pregnant' story?  I can't 
believe one hasn't been done yet.  I thought about trying, but how would 
it happen in the first place?  I can only see a few scenarios:

	1-Magic.  He just gets spontaneously fertilised in female 
form.  

        Hmmm...I recall hearing about this somewhere...something
about parthenogenesis & a potion from Shampoo...perhaps _Childhoods
End_ which is available thru WWs remailer.

	2-Magic.  Love potion or whatnot goes screwy, Ranma-chan goes and 
gets herself pregnant (with Ryoga?)

        Eh?  <ears standing at attention wanting to hear more>

	3-Decision.  SOme future time when he's at ease with his 
female-form, and some situation warrants it.

        Hmmm...well, hes got plenty of time...as far as Im concerned, he
can stay 16 as long as he likes.

	4-Violence.  Which would make for a rather unpleasant story - one 
I don't think I could write, in any case.

        Uhh...I think I saw one like that...I dont know if Ranma-chan gets
pregnant since I put it down to be read at another time...its called
_Whose Life is It Anyway_ and credited to Andrew Stodden...I found it
in WWs remailer.

	Any others?

        As a result of a drunken binge <bonk on head> okay, out of character
        Someone takes over Ranmas body & gets her knocked up? <Deliberately
or accidental--who knows?>  (Saw this in Wild Cards XII: Double Solitaire...
interesting series about mutants who were the result of alien experimentation 
on the Wild Card virus; either Aces (cool powers) or Jokers (deformities))
        

	-Mike

Venkarel
(who needs to get out more)