"So, what are gonna do now?" Nabiki sighed. "Do I have to live with the urge to lick my paws every day?"
"We should check on the neighbors," Akane suggested. "This way we see if we're the only ones affected."
"Good idea," Ranma nodded. "I'll search the right side from the dojo, you search the left side."
"Got it," Akane nodded.
After the two martial arts youngsters had left, Nabiki shook her head. "They could have easily checked if they bring some special news on TV..." She reached for the remote control of the TV, taking a short look towards the two fathers.
Genma, who had the unmistakable fur pattern of a Snorlax, was snoring loudly and was sleeping directly on the floor. Soun was draped over his old buddy's expanding belly, also fast asleep, looking like a Slakoth.
"Figures that those two would become two of the laziest Pokémon of the games..." Nabiki murmured before switching on the TV.
"...has no logical explanation for the sudden transformations that are spreading all over the world," a TV announcer just said. He was somehow looking like a pelican, with an enormous beak and a blue stripe on his head.
"Pelipper," Kasumi commented.
"Genetic scientists are searching for the cause of these abnormal changes and try to find a cure. Up to now, no success has been made.
Also, acts of violence have been spreading throughout Tokyo, mostly fights between groups of transformed people of a different type of 'element'. Those fights have been confirmed to happen all over the world, mostly in the big cities.
Various sources claim the new forms all humans on earth seem to turn into resemble the fictional creatures called 'Pokémon' from the video games of the same name... And now, Ladies and Gentlemen... The emperor of Japan would like to have some words."
When the emperor appeared on screen, changed into a humanoid version of a majestic Arcanine, Nabiki frowned and switched the TV off.
"Didn't you want to hear what the emperor had to say?" Kasumi asked.
"I don't think it will make a big difference," Nabiki grumbled. "If the scientists have no answers to this, I don't think any fancy words of the emperor will change our situation..."
Just then, Akane came back into the room. "I looked down the street... all of our neighbors seemed to have transformed as well. Some of them asked if we were all right, and I assured them we were fine."
"Same on my side," a damp Ranma-chan grumbled as she entered. "Everyone has changed, even the old ladle lady... Now she's a shriveled... what's the name... Lombre, I think..."
Kasumi giggled. Then she realized something. "Ranma... your Pokémon traits... they have changed!"
Ranma looked down at her body. "Huh?" And Kasumi was right, she was still a bright red, but now it wasn't a lizard-like skin, it was a fiery fur. Also, the flame on the tip of her tail has vanished... Actually, she had more tails than one now... she had a total of six.
"Amazing," Kasumi said. "When you changed gender, you also changed your Pokémon species... you're a Vulpix now!"
"Still a Fire Pokémon, right?" Ranma asked. She sighed. "Well, that's not weirder than changing gender, I can tell you..."
Just then, the doorbell rang. "I get it," Ranma said and went to open the front door.
When the antropomorphic Vulpix opened the door, she was looking at a familiar face... only was it covered with yellow fur. She could also easily see the nine majestic tails that were waving through the air.
"M-m-mom?" Ranma-chan muttered.
Nodoka Saotome beamed at her son-currently-daughter. "Ranma! Why, you look simply ADORABLE!" And she scooped up the young Vulpix in a massive hug.
"GAH! Mom! Lemme go! I can't breath..."
Kasumi giggled. "A Ninetails... how fitting!"
Akane smirked. "How do they say: Like mother, like daughter!"
Ranma just struggled against her vulpine mother's grasp.
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