Disclaimer: The following characters are owned by Rumiko Takahashi. 
Please don't' sue me for I am a College student and, therefor,
inherently poor.  Pippi Longstocking is owned by someone else (don't
remember who).


"Well boy," said Gemna as he came to a halt, "here we are at the
Legendary Training Grounds of Jygosu."

"Geez, Pop, this place looks weird." Ranma commented as he looked at
the many pools of water with poles sticking out of them.

"Boy, never be deceived by appearances.  It says that this is a famous
training ground right here in my Where's Where of Training Grounds. 
Care to spar?"

Ranma shot Genma a cocky grin as he leaped up to one of the poles and
waited for Genma to join him.  Genma laughed and joined him, ignoring
the cries of the guide.

Punches and kicks flew faster than the guide could follow but
eventualy Ranma landed a shot to Genma's chest and sent him flying
into one of the pools.  Ranma jumped down to the ground, "What's the
matter pops?  Getting slow in your old age?"

There was no response from the pool as the gradualy settled down. 
"Pops?" Ranma asked in a quiet voice as he bent down over the pool
where his father had vanished.

Suddenly a fur-clad hand grabed Ranma and tossed him over his shoulder
into another pool.  Genma then waded out of the pool holding a sign
saying  "I told you not to be fooled by appearances".

Ranma-chan leaped out of the pool and picked up a huge boulder and
launched it at the barely dodgeing Genma.

"Oh no, you fall in to the spring of the dround Longstocking.  A
tragic tail about the world's strongest woman falling into the spring
and drounding.  Now anyone who fall into spring become ridiculoushly
strong girl.  Oh the tragedy."

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Heh.  I was just wondering, what if Ranma was stronger _and_ faster in
girl form.  It would create an interesting conflict between his
inherent machismo (man among men and all that jazz) vs. the fact that
he would be almost undefeatable in girl-form.

I figure that he would have aproximately Ryoga-level strength in girl
form.

Someone please follow up on this, I love Pippi Longstocking, but I've
never seen Ranma 1/2.
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