"So what's going on?" Haruka asked, figuring that this was a new enemy about to appear. Same old routine.
"There's a new Sailor going to be joining us soon. This new recruit doesn't know it and it would be best to keep that knowledge from him right now," began Setsuna.
"'HIM'?" Minako verbally pounced. "We have a new Sailor and he's a HE?! Is HE cute?! Is he? Huh? Is he?"
"No," said Setsuna. "Not exactly. Now what I was saying..."
Makoto stuck her hand up. "What do you mean, 'not exactly'?"
"Five biological years from now, this is what HE looks like," said Setsuna, activating the imager. A holographic display of a twenty year old male Ranma appeared above the projector.
"Whoaaaaa!"
Everyone briefly stared at Haruka. Haruka shrugged.
"This is Ranma's male form as Sailor Pluto," said Setsuna, ignoring the way Minako and Makoto and Rei all had little hearts floating around them. Hmmm. So did Ami and Hotaru for that matter. Though if Ami blushed any harder she might melt into a little puddle.
"That guy is so fine he should be 'by prescription only'," drooled Minako.
"That guy looks..." Makoto began, then stopped because she couldn't see the point in continuing. When she was looking at THAT she couldn't remember anything about her old sempai anyway!
"Sempai," breathed Hotaru.
Setsuna raised an eyebrow at that, but let it pass. Ranma had matured quite well in the hologram and was wearing a variation on the General uniform that had Chinese accents but also the symbol for Pluto displayed quite prominently. Setsuna had to admit that if she had to have a son, someone like that was preferable. "And this is the image of his... oh sorry. Wrong setting."
Ami fell over with a nosebleed.
Minako made a strangled noise and fainted.
Makoto's eyes went huge and she froze.
"Damnnnnn," said Haruka, whistling slightly.
Michiru bopped Haruka lightly on the head but stared herself.
"aaaaa! He's bigger than Mamo-chan!"
Rei would have commented on Usagi's observation but she was busy choking.
"Ah, here we go," said Setsuna as she got the projector working again. Then noticed that hardly anyone else had noticed. "This is Ranma's female form when transformed."
She had to wait a few minutes as the Senshi were obviously having trouble getting that one image out of their heads. Which was gratifying to a mother in a certain way.
"Female form?" Haruka said, looking over the busty redhead.
"Powers are identical in either form. His awakening Senshi powers lock the curse to such a degree that Usagi can't simply use the ginzuishou to cure it." Setsuna had the projector show a "civilian" clothed Ranma-chan. "He was born a guy, raised as one. Then his father took him to Jusenkyo where he was cursed to turn into a girl when splashed with cold water. Hot water turns him back. His father has a similar curse except he turns into a panda. Now for the problem. His fiancee struck him in the head recently and a personality displacement occurred. He now regards himself as a she. She will recover eventually, but requires some peace and quiet to do so. Which, by the way, is not found in the district his fiancee lives in."
More of the Senshi were looking more like they were back "on-line", so Setsuna continued by:
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