Private Bet #11: What The Heck Was The Author 
Thinking When He Came Up With This One???
By Shade

Disclaimer: Way too many series from 
other people used in here. I suggest a strong 
drink before reading this. You�ll need it.
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1a: Oh my.......

>From the now fixed dimensional portal 
a new figure stepped out......

Death perched on his shoulder, a living jewel 
that watched the others there with cold unblinking eyes.

The Bard and several of the non-immortals here
kept a safe distance between themselves and 
the newcomer. They might possess powers greater
then most mortals but even they could be killed by 
several things. An Alaspin Minidragon was one of them. 

Although more of a winged snake then a true Dragon
the Minidragon possessed one feature that made its 
reputation even more well known and feared then even the 
mightiest Red or Great Horn.

Like a certain type of terran cobra the Minidrag could 
spit a thin stream of corrosive toxin from its mouth, the 
venom sacs were so powerful in fact that it had an effective 
range of over twenty feet and enough accuracy to 
hit the pupils of a victim�s eyes at fifteen.

A person hit in the eyes by cobra venom would 
be temporarily blinded for a few minutes. Anyone 
short of a God hit in the eyes by Alaspin Minidragon 
venom would be dead in less then sixty seconds. 

The winged serpent�s venom contained over two 
thousand identified neurotoxins as well as possessing 
a corrosive agent capable of eating through starcruiser armor
like it was smoke. There was no antidote for it, once it 
entered your bloodstream you were dead, period. If the venom
 hit anyplace else besides your eyes you might live for as long as 
five minutes before the poison finally killed you. It wasn�t a 
pretty sight, and even worse, the snakes were excellent shots.

Which was why everyone was quick to clear a path for the young man.

Well....almost everyone.

�Hi Flinx. I see you brought Pip.�

�Nice to see you too, Shadow. Am I late?�

�Nah, you�re just in time to make your bet.�

�Great.�

There was a long moment of silence.

�YOU know this guy???� The Guardian demanded, this 
was news to him.

�I do a little D-hopping from time to time. Ran into 
him at a nice little planet called Moth. Figured what the 
heck, why not invite him to our little Bet.�

�You....are nuts.�

As the two fell into an age old argument the mysterious 
Flinx studied the pool. Then a grin, a rock and a toss later 
and the next Private Bet entry was started.

Rowan took one look at the change made and sighed.

�You have GOT to be kidding me.�
~~~~~~~~~

Kami-sama felt a chill of foreboding, as if 
someone had just caused an event that 
threatened the very fabric of reality itself.

He wasn�t far off the mark.
~ -_-�

The miracle of life is a wonderful thing. 
Of course too much of a good thing is almost 
as bad as not having it at all.

Let it just be recorded that several couples
in Asia experienced a brief period of 
extreme fertility......
~_~�����

-Nermia, Japan: 17 years later (give or take a few months)

�COME BACK AND DIE OLD MAN!!!�

As a light storm showered the neighborhood a 
handsome young man with a ponytail who bore a striking 
resemblence to a girl chased after his archnemesis, the
bane of his existence, his father.

Who was currently in the form of a large blob of 
bouncing fat and protoplasm, a Blorple to be precise.

Judging from the looks of the fancy lightsaber being 
wielded by the youth if the young man caught him 
he�d be an ex-Blorple. As the bystanders blinked 
and their brains struggled to process that impossible
visual data three more figures came running down the street.

�Big brother! Wait up!�

�Ranma!! Wait for Nuku-Nuku!!�

�*Sigh* Poor Ranma. I wonder if there�s a theater in this area?�
~~~~~~~~~

A slightly haggard Soun Tendo greeted the day�s mail.

A giant smile with a hint of relief lit his face as soon 
as he finished reading the postcard.

At last, they had come. Soon he�d finally be 
free from the burden that weighed heavily upon him.

Now all he had to do was call all of his daughters.

Soun grimaced......that could take awhile.
~~~~~~~~

The kitchen was his first stop.

�Tsunami! Kasumi!! Makoto!!�

�Yes Father?� Three heads looked from 
where the girls were cooking.

It was almost eerie how alike 
his eldest daughters� responses were.

He still wondered about the aqua-blue 
hair color sometimes.
~~~~~~~~~~~

�Nanami! Nabiki!! Afura!!!�

�Here.� A hand stuck up from the couch. 
Afura was watching the weather channel again.

�Mmm?� Nabiki bit down into her cracker.

�I�m busy selling lunches dad!�
Shouted a voice from outside.

�Akane! Asuka! Lina!�

Silence.

�Where are those girls anyway???�

�Did you try the Dojo daddy?� Nabiki asked 
as she walked into the living room.
~~~~~~~~

�AIIIIIIEEEE!!!! MEN!!!�

*CRASH*BOOM*

�I hate BOYS!!!�

*SMASH*POUND*DESTROY*

�FIREBALL!!!�

*Major Owwiiie Time*

The battlecries of Soun�s youngest daughters
shook the old wooden walls of the Tendo Dojo 
as they proceeded to demolish enough construction 
materials to build a goodsized skyscraper.

Akane gave satisfied sigh as she vented her built 
up frustration. She always felt better after 
breaking something.

Standing next to her was a giant black 
suit of power armor and a red haired girl 
with a modest chest.

Said girl had wisps of smoke 
curling up from her slightly sizzled hair.
The rest of her wasn�t in much better condition.

�How many times have we told you Lina! 
No magic in the Dojo!!!�
~~~~~~

It was a rare peaceful moment in Nermia.

�FIANCEE??!!�

The Tendo house jumped a foot off the ground
from the sheer power of the girls� outcry.

It was a very short lived peaceful moment.
~~~~~~

�Get back here!!! I�m going to thank you for 
dragging me and Mayuka off to China  Then 
I�m going show my appreciation for engaging us
 to a bunch of people WE HAVE NEVER 
EVEN MET BEFORE!!!!� 

The bouncing blob stopped and turned, it�s 
single eye glaring back at the boy charging it.

�Feh, your move old man.� 

*Boing*

The young man�s eyes widened, of all the 
things he�d thought Genma would try this 
was dead last on the list.

A morbid fascination filled him as he 
looked up to see the sun briefly 
obscured by the shadow 
of that giant lump of worthless blubber.
Then it started on its path back down to earth.

�Oh crap....�

*SPLAT*

Five hundred pounds of pissed off
Blorple came crashing down on one 
Ranma Saotome, smashing him 
into the pavement.

Satisified that he had incompacitaed his son for the 
moment Genma grabbed his Ranma�s shirt in his 
mouth and proceeded to bounce his way toward 
the Tendo Dojo.

Mayuka Saotome picked up her brother�s empty
sword handle and followed.
~~~~~~~~
(To be continued?)

Quick Guide

-Tendos
Nanami, Nabiki, Afura  
Akane, Asuka (UY), Lina,
 Tsunami, Kasumi, Makoto 
0_0��

-Assorted Amazon sisters of Shampoo
Shayla Shayla 
Mihoshi: cursed form; Kiyone (A whole new twist to the MihoKiyo duo) 
Rei (Ayanami)
Hotaru
(Ah......no comment)

-Ranma Saotome: cursed form; Tenkoto
(Fell into the Spring of Drowned Main Characters 
Who Are Doomed To Always Have Too 
Many Women Chasing After Them)

-Mayuka Saotome: cursed form; Teenage Girl
O_o�

-Saotome Pets
Nuku Nuku; cursed form: Teenage Girl 
with Unbelievable Superhuman Abilities

Felicia; Darkstalker who pretends to have 
a cursed girl form.

( Little Mayuka got her hands 
on Genma�s training manual early in their trip.
When Genma tried to salvage what he could from it all he 
could make out was the the following;
�Keep.....cat.....acquire....Catfist�
So instead of the pit Ranma got a pet. ^_^
Mayuka also got one later in hopes that 
she�d learn the Catfist too. Genma�s still waiting......)
o_O

-Furinkan teachers
Washu & Hinako (Chi vampires)
Misato & Fujisawa (They have to be related)
O_O�

-Kuonjis
Ryuunosuke(UY)
Ukyo

-Hibikis
Ryoko 
Ryoga: cursed form; Moogle
Asuka(Eva) 

Jinanai Kuno, Mendo Kuno, Tatewaki Kuno (Triplets)
(The Universe shudders.) 

Naga Kuno, Ayeka Kuno, Kodachi Kuno (Triplets yet again)
(...........)


Proving once again that you don�t have to be crazy to write fanfiction......
But it helps. -_^

-Shade
*$*$*$*$*

"Hope springs eternal in the Human breast: 
Man never is, but always to be blest."

-Alexander Pope

Readers and listeners praise my books;
You swear they're worse then beginner's.
Who cares? I always plan my dinners
To please the diners, not the cooks.

-Martial

In Difficult Ground, Keep moving. 
In Pressed Ground, Make stratagems.
In Death Ground, Fight.

-Sun Tzu "The Art of War"

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