Hi there. Besides the three crossovers I'm actively working on, I've
decided to start another one. It's basically based on Gregg Sharp's cool
idea, which is being used here with his permission. Anyway, if I get
good responses on it, I'll add this fusion to the list of my active
stories; otherwise it'll be put on halt for the time being.
And now, on with the teaser:
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"Now, listen here, Guide," Ranma said, pulling the man with him out of
the hut. "You said there're over a hundred springs here, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Customer. Each with its own tragic..."
"Yeah, I'm sure. So, what are they?"
"Well, let's see. Spring of Drowned Annoying Super-Cute Magical Girl,
Spring of Drowned Ugly Bikini-Wearing Alien Female Agent, Spring of
Drowned Cute Girl Who Cooks Toxic Food..."
"Aren't there any normal springs here?" Ranma asked, sighing.
"Preferably, with shorter names."
"Yes, Mr. Customer. We have Spring of Drowned Cabbit. Very tragic story
of cabbit..."
"Yeah, yeah. Look, I'm gonna need a sample or two from a few springs
here."
"Why you want do that? You look for curse too?"
"Nah, I just figure that'd be a good way to get back at Pop. What do you
think?"
"I think Mr. Customer has very good idea. Jusenkyo curses not mix, if
enough water used. Is even possibility for cure, when curse stabilize in
one week."
Grinning evilly, Ranma said to the guide, "Let's not tell Pop about
this, ok? Now, how about we get those samples I wanted, and then you can
tell me about all about the other products you have here..."
**********
"Fiancee?!" Ranma shouted, panicked. "Y-you can't be my fiancee!"
"Why not?" Nabiki asked, since Akane and Kasumi were still in shock.
"Because... because... because I already got a fiancee! Yeah, that's
right!"
Nobody noticed the elephant become extremely nervous at that point.
"And who is this... mysterious fiancee?" Nabiki wondered. Since the rest
of her family was still out of it, nobody could take use that
conversation to trip her into marrying this Ranma character, so she
could play with him a little and watch him sweat.
"Umm, my fiancee?" Ranma asked, glancing to his sides frantically.
"It's... it's Nuku! Yeah, me an' her are fiancees, definitely!"
'We are?' Nuku Nuku thought, mirroring Nabiki's thoughts at the moment.
Thinking it over for a moment, Nuku Nuku latched onto Ranma's arm and
cried out cheerfully, "Nuku Nuku not mind!", silently adding to herself
that maybe they could sell the elephant to a zoo.
**********
"Your mother is coming?" Kasumi asked. "This is wonderful! I better go
and prepare something special for today's dinner, then!"
"We have to run, Boy!" Genma, who's picked himself from the floor by
that time, hissed. "If she finds us here, she'd kill us both!"
"And why is that, Old Man?" Ranma growled. This had to be the stupid
elephant's fault!
"Um, before I could take you on that training journey, Nodoka made me
promise that I'd become a cybernetologist among cybernetologists, or you
and I will commit seppuku! You even signed it with a fingerprint!"
"Is cybernetologist even a word... Hey!" Ranma grabbed his father by the
front of his gi and shook him violently. "What's the big idea of
including me in that stupid contract!"
Nuku Nuku looked on in confusion. She couldn't understand what was the
problem, but at least she knew who caused it, whatever it was. The
cat-girl was about to join Ranma, who was animatedly beating his father,
when her ears picked up a weird sound, which appeared to be approaching.
"Ranma, Nuku Nuku thinks someone's coming."
After listening for a few moments, Ranma started saying, "Say, isn't
this a helic..." when he was cut off by the voice coming out of the
vehicle's speakers.
"Genma, release Ranma at once!"
Everyone in the living room of the Tendo Dojo looked at each other, then
outside, where a large combat helicopter was levitating above the koi
pond, and then at Genma, who'd somehow splashed himself with cold water
in the meanwhile.
"Who exactly is Nodoka, Uncle Saotome?" Nabiki voiced the question that
was on everyone's mind.
[You mean Nodoka Mishima?] the pink elephant's sign read.
**********
Opening his backpack, Ranma looked at the thermoses with various labels
that filled it. This time, the old man has gone too far; he'd pay. And
Ranma knew just the thing to do...
Grinning evilly, the pigtailed boy reached inside his backpack and took
out a thermos labeled 'Spring of Drowned Trolloc'.
Yes, the old man would never forget this lesson...
**********
Well, if you liked it and would like to see more soon, you know what to
do. And if you think it sucks, that's ok too. ^_^
Corwin (ely7@inter.net.il)
www.virtuallyjeannie.com