the lost boy, who had not wanted to give up his property and as a result of the tug of war, was directly in line when the jug began to fall. Seeing a potential cure possibly fall away from him, Ryoga opened his arms, releasing his grip on the umbrella. Given his chance, Ranma hightailed it away from the looming disaster.
Ryoga stood there, letting the water hit him. He initially smiled, thinking At last! My agony is over! When he opened his eyes and looked down, he was still human, which was good. No more looking up to people, literally in his case. But then again, no more sleeping with Akane. Oh well, a fair enough trade. A strangled noise came from the right, and he turned and looked at the knot of people there curiously. Mousse’s face was twitching, as if he was trying to hold something in, but couldn’t. Ranma was touching his nose and trying not to laugh, and Genma Panda had a sign reading “Whew!”
Slowly, Ryoga’s fingers lifted to his own nose, wondering, dreading what he would find there. Expecting to find a triangular-shaped appendage, Ryoga was horrified to feel a flat, oval, stubby proboscis, quite porcine in nature. Had he just turned into a pig-person?
More of those noises. What was with Ranma and the others? “Cut it out, Ranma!”
“Sorry, Ryoga, but you, uh, need to take a better look at yourself.”
The others bent over laughing at this and turned away quickly. Ryoga immediately snapped, “A mirror! Now!” When there was no help, he stalked inside and amazingly found the hall mirror. He looked at the image gazing back at him. Why was he a pig-person? His eyes moved a bit lower. And why did he have breasts? He screamed, but cut it off quickly. It was awfully high-pitched. Was there a girl here or something? Looking back at the mirror, his mouth was still open in shock, confirming the origin of the scream.
His mind was trying to wrap itself around that concept, when there was a loud skidding noise behind him, her? as several people arrived simultaneously. A tentative voice said “Ryoga? Or do you want to be called Ryoko now?” Behind Ranma there was a bit of sniggering, but the sounds of flesh meeting jaw quickly muffled any further comments.
At last turning around, Ryoga looked at an uneasy Ranma, and a clearly hurting Mousse and Genma. She was very calm, which seemed quite at odds with her natural inclinations. Ranma said her name again. “Ryoga-chan? You there? You didn’t flip out on me, did you man? You know, it’s not that bad, barely noticeable.” He waved his hand in front of Ryoga’s face. “Hello?”
Still in shock at her change, Ryoga asked Ranma “What was in that jug Ranma? You said it was Jusenkyo water. Can you tell me just what kind of water it was?” Her voice was smooth, silky, almost purring.
Gulping, Ranma answered “um, well, I don’t really remember…,” but at the look he got from Ryoga, he backed down, saying “B-b-b-bishojo bride water. It was supposed to be for Ukyo!” He he added, when he saw her face begin to contort in anger.
“WHAT???” Ryoga’s calm snapped. “How dare you do that to me? Because of you, Ranma, I have seen Hell!” She turned to leave, but somehow ended up in the kitchen. Looking around, she muttered “where am I, and why does this place make me want to bake cookies?” Looking up, she saw Kasumi preparing the family’s dinner. Something inside her drew her to the older girl.
“Hi, Kasumi!” Ryo-chan smiled brightly and asked “Can I help you with dinner?”
“Oh my.”
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