"Ah, sorry!" Ataru scratches the back of his head embarrassingly. "That was a little gift for you, Ranma. Now, please..." he holds up a hand to ward off an angry retort from the redhead, "...think 'boy!'"
"Boy...?! I...! Hey!!"
Ukyou gasps on seeing Ranma's soft, curvaceous features morph into the more well-defined angles and curves his male form possessed. Blinking, the martial artist stares at his hand, then screams out, "I'M CURED!!!!"
WHOMP!
"Itte...!!"
"Sorry about that," Ataru pulls back his infamous "Ultimate Idiot Basher" mallet, then with Ukyou's help, slides Ranma back onto the bed. "And no, you're not cured, Ranma. It's now under your conscious control." And with that, he gets up, runs into the bathroom, then comes back with a cup of cold water. He stops before Ranma, waiting for the martial artist to recover. As soon as he does, Ranma quickly notices the cup of water. Blinking confusedly, he looks at Ataru, then nods. The cup is upended, leaving a wet, MALE Ranma sitting on the bed. "See?"
"I guess so," Ranma mutters. "But how...?"
"Nanites," Ataru sets the cup aside. "The same type as what turned Ukyou and every other girl in town into androids, but with boys, it has a different effect." He points to himself. "The nanites I have in my body now basically work to keep me alive and healthy, plus give me the ability to defend myself AND cyber-link with those androids I'm lovers with. As soon as you -- if you do this, of course! -- start making out with those girls you care for, you'll form the same type of cyber-links." He shrugs. "It's a safety precaution, most of all. If any girl you care for gets into trouble, you're the first to know. Believe me, it's helped me and my girls get out of a few jams. And..." he closes his eyes.
Ranma and Ukyou gape as Ataru's own features morph, he shrinking into a shaggy brown-haired, brown-eyed version of Ranma's female self. "...ever since I learned of your curse, I wanted to try it out myself," the now-female Ataru quickly adjusts the belt on her trousers to prevent them from slipping to the floor. "I'd like to think of it as a penetence for all the stupid, dumb-ass things I pulled before learning about the Shoozoki."
"Uh...!" Ranma blinks, then slowly nods. "R-right..."
"Your choice, sugar," Ukyou clicks her tongue. "But are you sure Lum's gonna like seeing you like that?!"
"I think she'll like it," Ataru smirks, then draws out a card to give to Ranma. "If you get into a jam, give me a call here. In the meantime," she moves to depart, "...I'll leave you and Ukyou be. I'm sure you both want to take the chance to talk some things over. Take care!"
With a wave, she heads out. Silence falls over the room as Ranma and Ukyou stare at the space Ataru had occupied, then they slowly turn to each other. "So..." Ukyou begins. "What do you want to do now, Ran-chan?"
"I..." Ranma pauses, then...
(Posted Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:57)
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