Before they could leave go to the Saotome home, Ranma asked Nabiki for some clothes he could borrow, his mage suit being too attention-catching. The middle Tendo daughter turns her back to him while he changes but can't help to sneak a peek once or twice. Ranma Diggers didn't have the physical build his former martial self had but he was still easy on the eyes. His now blonde hair and caucasian complexion gave him an exotic look any heterosexual japanese girl would find attractive. There was an air of maturity and experience around him that Ranma Saotome had certainly lacked.
Ranma stayed silent while he got into a more discrete garb, not commenting on the appraising looks miss Tendo kept throwing at him. He had grown up and lived surrounded by women who never hid their interest in 'prime specimens' of the male species. Humoring her would put him in her good graces and it would be easier for him to find out what had happened here with djinn magic.
*****
The scene switches to a dark and empty stage. A spotlight lits on and Gina Diggers walks in the light, dressed in her usual adventuring gear. She turns to the audience (Yes, that means YOU) and smiles before speaking:
"What is Gold Digger?" Gina straightens her slipping glasses then continues "An excellent question, if I may say so. Gold Digger is about the ongoing exploits of... Me! Gina Babette Diggers, genius superscientist, top adventurer and archeologist extraordinaire..."
Gina has been into Science and exploration of the Unknown since she 'bloomed late' at the tender age of eighteen. Now she travels the World(s) in search of lost knowledge, ancient artifacts and Treasure...
"I'm not alone in my various expeditions and more often than not, one or both of my sisters accompany me in my quests" Gina gestures to her left. A new spotlight is lit and tries to track a blonde blur who streaks past the scene at an incredible speed. Too bad it's too slow. Gina clicks on her pocker chronometer "Uhm... 207 mph, not bad. All right, that was my baby sister Britanny Elin Diggers. She appointed herself as my personal bodyguard when I started adventuring and tags along almost everywhere I go"
Britanny is a werecheetah, the last of her race to be exact. Rescued from the genocidal fate that befell her clan at the hands of the werewolves and the wererats by Gina's father 25 years ago, she was soon after adopted into the Diggers family. She is now happily married to prince Stryyp'Gia of the Kryn and expecting her first child in a few months.
"Next!" Another spotlight lits and illuminates a tall blonde woman in a futuristic power armor holding a nasty looking energy weapon. She smirks, waves at the audience and blows a kiss in its direction(Still YOU by the way).
"And my other sister Brianna Diggers... She assists me in my laboratory from time to time... When she's not working on her own pet projects, mainly weapons of mass destruction and her well-known A.I. bombs, the Peebos"
Brianna is actually a clone born from Gina and Brittany's DNA as well as an ancient magical curse. She had a really tough time with her personal identity for a while but as she gains new memories and experience, she became her own person.
The spotlights lit off, except for Gina's "And now presenting... The Gold Digger character profile of this Addventure episode... Crimonology student, occasional fantasy novels writer and powerful aura mage... My twin (but nevertheless younger, if only by a few minutes) brother: Ranma Jonathan Diggers!"
Ranma appears on the stage, clad in his mage suit and making a 'cool' pose.
Gina walks up to him and starts talking "I'm sure you have a few questions in your mind. Since Ranma is a bit shy, I'll do my best to answer them in his place!" Ranma grows nervous and tries to get his sister's attention with a few gestures. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.
"First, why does Ranma have a japanese-sounding name if he's american? Well, it was Mom and her father's idea" There is a brief flash of Julia Brigand-Diggers smiling at the sleeping baby in her arms. Behind her, Tsunami, Jade's ninja grandmaster, make a V sign and voices out his pleasure at giving little Ranma the name of one a great ancestor of his family line.
"..."
Gina blinks "Oops, I forgot his telepathy can't reach the readers. Too bad... Let's switch to another topic: Ranma's magic"
"While I was born without any potential for magic, Ranma had it in spades. Our dad, archmage Theodore Diggers taught him the basics of Aura Magic then sent him periodically to Jade for apprenticeship under his old master Gneiss. He learned many things from other mages there as well like Bugee, Gaja and De'em"
"Ah, you wonder why Ranma had to leave for Jade to further his magic studies. It's not that Dad couldn't have trained him but mages never teach members of their family beyond the basics. It's a tradition thing. So Gneiss taught Daddy instead of Grandfather Jonathan (Better known as the Lich King until his demise) and Dad teaches Seance instead of his own father for example"
"Ranma came back to live on Earth at the same time Dad took Seance as an apprentice. He's gotten to the point where only experience and research will help him grow in power. He's also in university right now and is majoring in criminology (I think that too many adventures with the Edge Guard and the Pink Avenger gave him a do-gooder streak), hoping to become a Law-Enforcement consultant with, shall we say, 'occult' crimes"
"His power level and skill as an aura mage are really high, higher than it should be for someone of his age and experience. After all, he has the collected potential for magic of two persons, him and me. Add to this our grandfather the late Lich King's last gift to him when he had possessed his body. Since his evil was keyed to his undead condition, it was only a matter of time until his soul returned to normal once transferred into a living body. Granddad's soul was finally put to rest and Ranma absorbed what remained of his aura and most of his knowledge of magic then"
Gina smiles wickedly "And now for the fun stuff... My baby brother's love life! Or lack thereof..." Ranma sulks, muttering that it isn't his fault and teleports out of here rather than listening to the rest "Ranma's majorly cute and got a pretty decent bod for a mage. He's also smart, caring and nice if a bit shy. I don't know why but his romantic life positively sucks..."
A poster of the Pink Avenger appears "First, Danielle Carter AKA the Pink Avenger. They were romantically involved in high school. Ranma even tagged along with her and Brit on their superheroic adventures as the 'Magus'. It didn't work out in the end... Pinkie's superheroic career came first and Ranma was in Jade most of the time. Strike one"
Another poster replaces the Avenger's, showing Empress Lynn "Ranma dated empress Lynn once but we discovered it was a ploy to make Khan (the man she really loved) jealous. At least they're still friends and khan bears him no ill will. Strike two"
Lynn's image makes way for a picture of Carla, the ninja woman from Jade and Julia's student in the martial arts "I may be wrong but I think Carla's attracted to my brother. She certainly behaves funnily in his presence and of course, the big lug doesn't notice. Men... I hope it won't be strike three for him" Gina briefly shudders "Mom and Mumsey are considering finding him a nice warrior woman for him to settle down with. Even if she dislikes Ranma's career choice, our grandmother has a soft spot for Ranma"
"But this will have to wait. Ranma has disappeared without a word to anyone. The last person who talked to him was Dao and he keeps his mouth shut on the topic of this conversation. Somehow, I think it may be djinn business and related to Madrid's words when they met..."
*Flashback*
Madrid ogles Ranma and says "Niiiice... I like you, boy. Too bad you're not supposed to be here..." Then she spots Stripe entering the room "Hmmm... Not bad!"
*End Flashback*
Gina bows "This is all for today but don't worry! What is Gold Digger? will return in a later episode. Now we return you to your regularly scheduled Anime Addventure..."
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