On 29-Oct-98, MR WILLIAM R GEIGER wrote:

 And so, as the cheers went out and the Wedding March came to a 
close, Ranma smiled at his regal bride.

  Oyuki, princess of Neptune, smiled back.

***
Or she would have if she was his bride. Unfortunatly, the Oyuki of 
this fic was from Fred Herriot's
'A Remarkable Destiny' And was bonded to Honey and Koosei. And thus 
wasn't very interested
in adding another member. A lot of *Daishi'cha* WERE interested in 
Ranma, but since he had no
intrest in being passed around like a cheap bottle of wine. He ran 
way very fast.

   Gee, I didn't know Oyuki was one of Fred Herriot's characters.  I 
was thinking Rumiko Takahashi thought her up for the original UY.  
Since I was wrong, maybe the ending should go like this:

   As it turned out, Genma tried to sell an engagement to his son
to a band of ninja on an island on the very north of Hokkaido.  
After a long bit of haggling and a somewhat amusing accident, Ranma
was unwittingly hitched to another fiannce.
   A week before the nuptuals, a family of imposing folks arrived 
from the Republic of Zepherus to excommunicate Genma for his many
crimes against just about anybody who ever met up with the ne'er
do well.  As a matter of honor, Ranma agreed to the engagement and
was sent to the Republic for life-extension treatments.
   As the ceremony ended, Ranma looked up at his bride to be (in
several decades time).

   Sunhair Windrider smiled back.  She didn't get Ataru, so she 
traded up!

 * * *

   And Genma?

   The head of the island mentioned above wanted some sort of 
punishment for the thieving lout, so recieved some curse
locking water from the Musk Dynasty.

   So you'll find Genma in Panda form entertaining folks of all
ages from inside his new residence.

   The Sapporo zoo!

(Hows about that review Steve? ^_^)

   It's coming.  

     You also realize, of course, that you outrageous comments will result in 
*some* written retaliation.;->  Just for that, I *will* write the fic where
Ranma and Oyuki tie the knot.
   While it will not take place in the TSY (or any Herriot continuity) expect
no mercy for Koosei or TSY authors in general (nothing nasty, just in fun
 of course).

Steven P. Cornett