Pablo R. Ar�valo wrote:

        "Of course not Tendo!  However, I am proposing a change in how we
demonstrate our role as martial artists.  Today's youth are too used to seeing
martial arts as mere historical figures.
        Modern heroes do not wear gis or sandals!  They live normal lives among the
people, and only appear when needed.  They have mysterious code names and wear
polychrome Spandex and Lycra body suits and boots!
        Superheroes, that is what today's youth has been taught to respect!  So that
is what we must become, in order to be seen as modern role models for our
children!"

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A few words about where this thing came from:

        A while back, there was talk of a Batman/R 1/2 x-over involving Mousse
and Ryoga.  (The curses would go a long way towards explaining the full body
rubber suits, but I digress.)
        I kept considering other possible, yet  ludicrous, superhero teams in
a R 1/2 universe, and the thought of Genma & Soun, along with a possible
rationalization as to why they would consider this, popped up, and lead me to
write what you just read.
        And while it is just a wee little spamfic, feedback and suggestions would be
appreciated, as I still feel the dialogue needs some polishing, specially at
the end, and it could have a bit more imagery and a better lead-in sequence.

One notes that this idea is obviously too much work for Genma and too stressful
for Soun.  One also notes that Genma would look terrible in Lycra (tm).  It would
probably make more sense for Soun to wear the superhero costume and Genma to simply
use his panda form (perhaps with a mask like Ace, the Bat-Hound).  Yes, 
Captain Nerima and the Masked Panda, our heros.  

That out of the way, what this little fic really needs is a brief scene to start 
it out in which Ranma and Akane disrespect their fathers.