After watching Aang teach Ranma points of airbender and Katara showing Shampoo the moves of waterbending, Sokka turned to Cologne. "So.." He said, trying to get Cologne to speak first. Perhaps trapping her into a misstep.
Cologne spoke, "You are curious about me and my charges, are you not, boy?" Cologne laughed a little at the image of the young man trying to fight either her or the youngsters. "I have told you that I am of the Strong Hero Woman tribe. I did not tell you that I was the leader of that tribe, the Matriarch. I was also one of the most powerful teachers of warriors. Till I had to leave my tribe."
Sokka looked curious, "Why would you have to leave your tribe? It sounded that you were important to the tribe." He continued to watch the others, while listening to the elder.
"My great granddaughter had trouble bring her husband into the tribe. You see Ranma's father has to be the largest idiot in our world. Even Ranma will admit this. One of his many mistakes was to engage Ranma to multiple women. Many for only a meal. The worse was for a bowl of rice, a pair of fish and a pickle."
Sokka turned to look at Cologne. "You're kidding, right?" Cologne just laughed and shook her head. Then there was a thump and a bang that attracted their attention. Looking at the two corners, they saw Katara and Shampoo staring at Aang and Ranma. Ranma, who was now wet, red-headed and a little more curvy.
"Looks like someone triggered the curse." Cologne said, as she walked up to Ranma.
"Shampoo and I were trying to see if she was a waterbender. She was getting upset and then stomped her foot. That seemed to trigger her earthbending skills. A rock shot up and knocked my water pouch out of my hands." Katara said, trying to explain. She spoke softer in the end as she stared at Ranma. She just wanted to speak her mind before she shut down.
"Then the water hit me and triggered the curse." Ranma said as she shook off the excess water. Sokka had arrived at the scene and was starting to poke Ranma in the chest. Hitting the breast, he started to squeeze it. Sokka's eyes were wide open in shock. "Sokka, could you please stop that?"
"Guys, wasn't Ranma a boy?" Aang asked, as Sokka stopped his squeezing. Katara had her mouth open as words tried to come out. Shampoo and Cologne just took it in stride.
"Looks like we have to discuss Jusenkyo. Perhaps even more." Cologne said. "I'll need a place to build a fire and some more water. Then we can reverse the curse."
"Wait a second! What the heck just happened? Ranma was a boy just a minute ago and now he's a girl. That's.. that's.. not nature!" Sokka said trying to see what Cologne would say.
"Of course, curses are not natural." Cologne sighed and then set to work explaining. "Ranma fell into a pool at a place called Jusenkyo. It's name means 'pools of sorrow' and it has a tragic history. You see, due to magic, anything that is submerged in a pool for a long enough time creates a template on the pool. Those whom bodies hit the water take the form of that template. In Ranma's case, the form is of a girl. Or the girl he would have been if he had been born a girl. In Shampoo's case, that is a cat. Cold water changes them into the template, hot water returns them into their original form."
"So you're saying that magic water turned Ranma into a girl." Sokka said as he turned to look at his sister. A fearful look in his eye. Images of Katara using waterbending to turn him into a girl crossed his mind.
"I don't have the power to turn you into a girl, Sokka." Katara said, guessing what her brother is think. She giggled a little at the idea that her 'manly' brother being turned into a girl. 'Would serve him right for his attitude some times.'
"So I can turn Shampoo into a cat with cold water?" Aang asked. He seemed to be excited at this new discovery. He watched Shampoo, like a child with a new toy.
Cologne shook her head. "That is not a good idea. Ranma has a deep fear of cats. That like Jusenkyo is another of Genma Saotome's greatest mistakes." Cologne looked at Ranma.
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