Okay, so now I know what the bounce is, but I can't do anything about it. *Sigh*
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PART III
Meet the new Magical Guy!!
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There are three major gods who play a large part in everybody's lives. They are Destiny, Fate and
Luck. It's difficult to tell sometimes who is responsible for what happens in life. For example, was
Ranma and Akane's engagement Fate, Destiny or just Luck? Was it bad Luck that made Ranma mistake
Ukyo for a boy? I can tell you now that most of Ryoga's misfortunes came from Luck. Luck did not
like him in the slightest. Even gods can hold grudges. And Luck has a major grudge against Ryoga.

Ryoga relaxed in the hot tub. Baths in hospital were not nice and he'd been looking forward to a
nice, hot, relaxing bath for the past few days. He let his thoughts wander. *What am I going to do
with my life now I haven't got Aiko to care for?* he wondered, feeling the horrible hollow feeling
of loss. *I _could_ stay here - Ukyo's willing - but that's because she feels guilty for letting
Aiko run into the road. Even though it's _my_ fault she's dead.* He sighed. *I don't deserve the
sympathy everyone's been giving me. I don't deserve anything. I should ... go.* He thought about
this for a little longer. It made sense. Finish paying off Mr Tendo, then resume wandering. Give up
on Akane, Shampoo and Uk-anyone else. He didn't deserve to be loved. Everyone he loved always left
him in the end in any case. He'd just go ... was it his imagination, or was there a swirling vortex
in the bathtub? 
In a bright flash of light, Skuld flew out of the water and hovered above the water. "Hi there!"
Ryoga shut his eyes. *If she's still there when I open my eyes, I'm going to scream.* He opened his
eyes. 
Skuld turned to face him. "Oh." A deep blush flooded across her face. *Urd never told me this guy
was so cute!* Ryoga screamed for a whole four seconds, before Skuld gathered her wits about her and
clamped a hand over his mouth. "Jeez! Sorry!"
Ukyo burst into the bathroom. "Whatisit?!!! Wha..." She stopped in her tracks. She rubbed her eyes
and wondered if somehow, she'd ended up with Mousse's eyesight. Another look informed her that the
scene hadn't changed and there was still a fully clothed girl in the bath, leaning over Ryoga, who
was wearing slightly less. OK, so he wasn't wearing anything, which made things a bit distracting.
She began to glow with anger anyway. "Ryoga, you ... you ..."
*Oh dear, Urd never told me he lived with someone else,* Skuld thought to herself. 
"PERVERT!!!" 
Skuld winced as a very large spatula connected with Ryoga's skull and was surprised to see him
unharmed. *Then again, that shouldn't be surprising. But I guess I'd better explain myself.*
Ryoga finally managed to grab the spatula and yanked it out of Ukyo's grasp. "What was that for?!!
I've never seen her before!!!" 
Ukyo yanked her spatula back. "Well what the hell is she doing in the bath with you then?!!"
Skuld sighed. "My name's Skuld. I'm a goddess, second class, limited. Sorry about this."
Ryoga and Ukyo looked at her in surprise. "A goddess?" Ukyo asked. "Why are you here?"
"Um..." *Sheesh! This is getting messy!* And idea popped into Skuld's mind. "Well, remember when
those copies of Ryoga here got made when he was struck by lightning?"
"How could we forget," Ryoga mumbled.
"And then he got hit by a truck," Skuld continued. "Which wasn't supposed to happen. So I've been
sent to make sure nothing else interferes in your life that isn't supposed to." There. A cover story
and an excuse to stay a while too.
"That doesn't explain what you were doing in my bath," Ryoga grumbled. 
Skuld blushed. "Sorry about that. I can only travel through hot water and it happened to be the
hottest water close to you."

Ryoga sat down on the edge of his futon and began to get dressed. He didn't notice the mug of tea
he'd placed on the floor beginning to bubble until Skuld popped out of it and clamped her hand over
his mouth. "Ssh... I need to talk to you alone," she whispered. "So no screaming!" Ryoga nodded
silently and Skuld lifted her hand. "Good. Now listen carefully. Do you remember your parents?"
"Not really. It's been years since I saw them," Ryoga said with a sigh. He always hoped that one
day, he'd meet his parents again and they could be a normal family. But that was pretty unlikely to
happen.
Skuld felt a little sorry for him. "Well, your father is a god..."
"A WHAT?!!" So maybe that made being a normal family even more unlikely.
"A god. A war god. That makes you and your sister pretty special, huh."
Ryoga blinked. "Sister? What sister?"
The dark-haired goddess continued, oblivious to Ryoga's question. "But now the Amityville demons
want you dead - you and your friends. So I need to help you to fight them." With a grin, she handed
him a wand. "Sorry if this sounds a bit too Sailor Moon-ish, but you have to become a magical
warrior to fight against them. That's all that'll save you and your friends."
"Goodnight." Ryoga rolled on to his futon and pulled the covers over his head.
"YOU ARE NOT DREAMING!!!!" Skuld hit him over the head with the wand. "The more you put this off,
the more danger your friends are in!"
He sat up slowly, with a groan. "All right, all right. I'll play along." *And I thought my life
couldn't get any weirder!* "What do I have to do?"
She handed him the wand. "Wave this and say..."
"I'm not saying 'Moon Prism Power Make Up', not even if you turn me female," Ryoga interrupted.
"No, all you have to say is 'Power up.' I never saw the point in long, pointless transformation
passwords. Be glad you're not Magical Drama Queen Roxy," Skuld explained. "Stand up and say it."
Looking mortally embarrassed, Ryoga waved the wand over his head and said the phrase. There was a
flash of light and a few moments of silence. He broke the silence. "Why am I dressed like Tuxedo
Mask?"
"You look nothing like Tuxedo Mask!" Skuld protested. "Your outfit is a _totally_ different colour!"
A small problem poked it's nasty little head up. "Skuld, what about if it rains?"
Skuld was puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Best to demonstrate. "Pour some cold water on me," Ryoga explained. Skuld did so, jumping backwards
in surprise as he turned from a tall, well-built guy into a petite, slim girl. Ryoga-chan laughed a
little. "See what I mean? This outfit is fine when I'm a guy, but not when I'm a girl."
Skuld nodded. "I'll see what I can do." Waving her arms in the air, she muttered a small spell under
her breath. Ryoga-chan's outfit immediately turned into something looking like a cross between
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy and Sailor Moon's. "There! Now pour a little of that tea over yourself."
Ryoga-chan did as she was told and the outfit turned back to the Tuxedo Mask one. "From now on,
whenever you change, your clothes will change too. But only when you've powered up."
Ryoga nodded. "So when I'm a guy, I get a tux. But when I'm a girl I get a tiny skirt, high heels
and a sleeveless top? Isn't that a little impractical? I can't walk in heels!"
"You're not going to walk, you're going to run." Skuld almost laughed at the expression on his face.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine. I'll teach you every..." She stopped. *Those waves - they're after the
Tendo girl!!* 

Things seemed normal enough in the Tendo Dojo - Akane and Ranma-chan were fighting, Nabiki was
taking photographs from her window, Soun and Genma were playing shogi and Kasumi was humming to
herself while stirring some soup. "Ranma, you jerk! Stand still and let me kill you!" Akane shouted
in frustration. Ranma-chan just laughed. Neither of them took much notice of the swirling darkness
behind them.
The demon that emerged from the darkness watched them for a second, before lazily pointing a finger
at Akane. A line of energy sliced through the ground just in front of her. "This is Reality FM, and
thank you for tuning in to the same wavelength!" it said sarcastically.
Akane and Ranma-chan glared at it. "What was that for?" Akane growled. "And just what the hell are
you?"
"Me? I'm just a demon." It bowed mockingly. "I'm sorry, but you have to die now. Nothing personal."
Akane jumped out of the way as another furrow blasted through the ground. "For a demon, that was one
bad shot," Ranma-chan said dryly.
"Oh, I just like a bit of fun," it replied, dodging Ranma-chan and Akane's attacks easily. "But I
guess it's time to get serious."
Inside, Kasumi stepped back from her soup as a guy with a tiny little girl sitting on his shoulder
popped up out of it. "Oh my!"
"Sorry Kasumi!" he called, running out of the kitchen.
Mini-Skuld pointed. "That way. That's where the waves are coming from."
Ryoga nodded and burst into the garden, knocking the demon over. The energy bolt hit the ground just
in front of Akane, who jumped back with a squeal.
"Just who the heck are you?!!" Ranma-chan exploded.
Ryoga blinked. "Me? I'm ... uh ... Skuld, help me here!" Mini-Skuld sighed and whispered in his ear.
"I'm Magical Guy Makoto!"

End Part III
Final song - Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
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