Nodoka Saotome came home from the market, carrying her groceries. As Kasumi was very busy cleaning up the mess caused by the final battle between her son's fiancees, she agreed to do the shopping for her.
After reaching the street in which the Tendo Dojo was situated, a reddish blur suddenly jumped past her, startling her immensely.
"Nnrrraaaoooowww..."
Nodoka stared up at the... girl that was crouching on the wall of the neighbor's garden. "R... ranma?"
"Rrrowwlll..." the tiger-girl grumbled with a sneer. "Do I know you? You look strong."
Ranko then saw the katana which Nodoka always carried around with her. "You wanna fight?"
Nodoka sighed. "Oh Ranma, what happened to you? Did someone mess around with your Jusenkyo curse? And surely you remember your mother, right?"
Ranko tilted her head. "Mo... therrr...?"
Nodoka smiled. "Yes, your mother! Now, why don't you come down here and explain to me what happened?"
All of a sudden, the tiger-girl came jumping down from the wall and pounced on Nodoka with a fierce hug. "MOMMY!!"
Confused, Nodoka returned the hug. She certainly welcomed her son's affections, but... somehow, she got the feeling that he didn't really remember her. Oh kami, what if the Neko-ken had somehow combined with Ranma's curse...
"Um, why don't we just head back home? I'm sure Kasumi has some hot water for you."
Ranko just purred like a kitten and rubbed her cheeks against Nodoka's arm while clinging to her like an overgrown child.
"Rrrr... Mommy..."
"I seriously have to talk with those Amazons..." Nodoka murmured while leading her 'daughter' back to the dojo. "I heard they have used amnesia herbs and instant Jusenkyo water before, but this is going too far..."
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At the Tendo Dojo...
"I'm home!" Nodoka called.
"Hello, Auntie," Kasumi replied from the kitchen. "Dinner will be ready shortly. Did you get everything?"
"Yes, it was no problem. Kasumi... can you tell me what happened to Ranma today?"
"Ranma? Oh, I believe he and Akane are sparring in the Dojo... She's still upset that he doesn't want to hit her, though..."
"In the dojo? All right, but what happened afterwards? I mean, there has to be a reason that he's looking like this. Did Shampoo-san come for a visit, maybe?"
"Shampoo? Oh no, everything was quiet today... Well, except for Akane's and Ranma's usual bickering. But that's just what fiancees do, right? By the way, what do you mean with 'looking like this', Auntie? Is something the matter?"
"You didn't know?" Nodoka asked in surprise. "I mean, just take a look at him..."
Kasumi looked out of the kitchen. "Yes? Where is he?"
"Huh?" Nodoka looked around. During her talk with Kasumi, the red-furred tiger-girl must have slipped away from her. "Ranma? Now where did he go?"
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Inside of the dojo, the sounds of clashing fists and feet could be heard.
"C'mon, Akane," the pig-tailed boy mocked. "You call that a punch? You can do better, I'm sure. Or are you even trying?"
"Grrr..." his fiancee grumbled. "Dammit, STAND STILL! And take me seriously for once. Hit me! I'm an opponent like Ryoga, so treat me like one."
"Aw, as if you could stand a direct hit from me..."
"Ranmaaaaa... Oh, that's it! You BAKA!"
And she resorted to her usual way of beating Ranma: Pulling out good ol' Mr. Mallet. She swung it over her head...
Only to have her strike being intercepted by an orange blur.
Akane raised her tool and stared at the mallet head... or rather at it's remains: A shredded mess of splinters and wood flour.
"Mrrroowwl..." a well-known voice called out to her. "You're strong... but you better not hurt oniichan!"
Akane blanched. "O-oniichan? R-Ranma?" She looked back and forth between her still male fiance and his female, feline counterpart which was crouching on the floor and hissed at her.
Ranma, in the meantime, had seen enough. Cats were bad... His girl-curse was bad... But there was nothing worse than seeing his girl-side as a cat-girl, hissing menacingly in a feral state.
It was enough to make him freak.
"C-C-C-C-CAAAAAAAAAAATTTT!!" he yelled while running around in a panic. "CAAAAAAAAT!"
"Mrow?" Ranko tilted her head. She observed how this boy - which looked so much like her that she simply had to assume he was one of her brothers (back at the zoo, she had multiple siblings that have been sold to other zoos) - was running around in a state of panic. Perhaps he was just overjoyed to see her?
She grinned. That looked like fun. "MYAOW!" she shouted and pounced on her 'brother'. "Ranko wanna play too!"
Ranma was slammed backwards on the floor, pinned under a cat-girl Ranko that looked at him with a wide grin.
Ranma shivered even more. Those shiny teeth...
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